Thiruvaiyaru

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Thiruvaiyaru is a historic town in Tamil Nadu, India, best known as a major center of Carnatic music and the site of the annual Tyagaraja Aradhana festival.

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Thiruvaiyaru canonical 5

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
administrativeDivision Thiruvaiyaru taluk
annualEvent Tyagaraja Aradhana
surface form: Tyagaraja Aradhana music festival
associatedWithPerson Tyagaraja
climate tropical climate
country India
culturalSignificance important site for classical music concerts
major center of Carnatic music
district Thanjavur district
economicActivity agriculture in surrounding areas
etymology Tamil words meaning “holy five rivers”
festivalAudience Carnatic musicians and rasikas from India and abroad
festivalMonth January
early February
governingBody Town panchayat
hasEducationalInstitution music schools (Carnatic)
hasFestival Tyagaraja Aradhana
hasMemorial Tyagaraja Samadhi at Thiruvaiyaru
surface form: Tyagaraja samadhi and memorial complex
hasTemple Panchanadeeswarar Temple
heritageStatus important cultural heritage town of Tamil Nadu
historicalSignificance historic town in Chola heartland
knownFor Carnatic music
Tyagaraja Aradhana
surface form: Tyagaraja Aradhana festival

association with Saint Tyagaraja
music pilgrimage center
language Tamil
locatedIn Kaveri River Delta
surface form: Cauvery Delta region
locatedNear Tanjore
surface form: Thanjavur
locatedOnRiver Kaveri
surface form: Kaveri River
musicEventType pancharatna kriti group singing at Tyagaraja Aradhana
musicGenre South Indian classical music
musicTradition Carnatic classical music
namedAfter five rivers (literal meaning of Thiruvaiyaru)
nearestAirport Tiruchirappalli International Airport
nearestMajorCity Tanjore
surface form: Thanjavur
nearestRailwayStation Thanjavur Junction railway station
surface form: Thanjavur railway station
officialLanguage Tamil
pilgrimageType music pilgrimage site for Carnatic musicians
region South India
religion Hinduism (majority)
religiousSignificance site of Tyagaraja samadhi
riverSystem Kaveri
surface form: Cauvery river system
state Tamil Nadu
timeZone Indian Standard Time
transportConnection connected by road to Thanjavur
UTCOffset +5:30

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Tyagaraja deathPlace Thiruvaiyaru
Tyagaraja TyagarajaAradhanaLocation Thiruvaiyaru
Kakarla Tyagabrahmam deathPlace Thiruvaiyaru
Kakarla Tyagabrahmam commemoratedAt Thiruvaiyaru
Divya Nama Kritis isLinkedTo Thiruvaiyaru