Rangapura Vihara

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Rangapura Vihara is a famous Carnatic song composed by Muthuswami Dikshitar and dedicated to Sri Ranganathaswamy of Srirangam.

[edit] History

The title of the song means resident (vihara) of Srirangam (Rangapura), a temple town in Tamil Nadu, India. It details the exploits of the Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam.

The most famous version of this song was rendered by M.S.Subbulakshmi.

[edit] External links

• Prof. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman's music page for this song.