When Palakkad paid tributes to three Carnatic legends

The Carnatic music community in Palakkad celebrated three legends on Saturday by organizing different functions. When mridangam maestro Palghat Mani Iyer was celebrated on his 111^th birth anniversary, two of his friends and contemporary vocalists were celebrated on their birth centenary.

It turned out to be a solemn function as 20 of Mani Iyer’s disciples gathered at Viswanathaswamy Temple, Kalpathy, and offered both floral and musical tributes to mridangam guru. They performed for two hours at the Kundambalam of the temple.

Mani Iyer’s eldest son and well-known mridangam artiste T.R. Rajamani guided the performers. “We are resuming this annual tribute to the legend after a few years’ gap. We will be continuing this every year,” said Mr. Rajamani.