Manoranjani: A Raga Tribute to Manoranjani

[blessall4ever]

That black-and-white bird at 0:24... do you happen to know its name? I had one like this in my backyard some years ago, and until today i wasn't sure whether it was a real bird or a heavenly vision! A beautiful video!

[mmanoba]

@blessall4ever It's Male Asian Paradise-flycatcher. Each and every photo is captioned. Please turn on the "CC" feature found near video resolution. BTW, thanks for the appreciation.

[blessall4ever]

@mmanoba Thank you so much for your reply. Sorry to say the captions won't show for me. Nevertheless added your vid to my favorites!

[Killla01]

Maashallah this is nice

[Toring21]

i love the song and also the pics its sooo beautiful.....

well who ever made this he/she is so fantastic....

especially those animals that are pictured closely...

i wondered how they do that...????

[Naisarue]

Absolutely beautiful and perfect raga! Carnatic music is amazingly pure and meditative -- completely unique in the world. And how lovely that the name of the raga is so close to your name. ;) Thank you for sharing this and the info!

[FascistFashion]

How can you tell (by listening) whether a piece of classical Indian music Hindustani or Carnactic? I thought they were distinguished by an emphasis on singing (carnactic) versus instruments (Hindustani), but this piece is instrumental and Carnactic...I am a confused American...

[mmanoba]

You can easily distinguish both styles (even in instrumentals) if you have the proper acquaintance with both styles. Carnatic is pure Indian, where as Hindustani has a tint of Persian and Central Asian influence, thanks to (or because of) Moghals.

Moreover handling of notes, both in vocals and instumentals, are different in both styles.

[psrinivasan1]

The carnatic style uses the ghamaka system which is very unique :)

[Bushrraff]

One way is: Usually Tabla is used in Hindustani and Mridangam in Carnatic style as percussion instruments.

[ravipsf]

amazing piece by ganesh kumresh duo

[navnith2211]

Which is this place at 3:27? Its very beautiful.

[mmanoba]

Nohsngithiang falls locale, Cherrapunjee (Sohra), the lovely state of Meghalaya. Thanks.

[mmanoba]

@navnith2211 Hi, captions are added to each and every photos. Enjoy!

[Rambokalyan]

very informative!

[lathaji1755]

wonderful photos! A real video can not give such

a wonderful effect!! Super!!!

TIGER and Lions are in SATHVEEGA mood

great raaga!

Why not Man?

[EliteXtasy]

Can you name each of these places in the video?

[mmanoba]

@EliteXtasy Hi, captions have been added. Now, each and every photo is named and they are Wiki compatible so that you can search further to find more information about those places.

[EliteXtasy]

What#s the name of that place at 5:08?

[mmanoba]

Pushkarani (Temple Tank), Hampi, Karnataka

[Muthukumaraswamy]

What sahithyam is this? Is there a sahithya in Manoranjani by Muthuswamy Dikshitar? I am simply enthralled by it. I would like to hear this by some one sing it.

[mmanoba]

The sahithyam is mentioned in the video and in the video description. "Attu Kaaraadhani", Adi, by Saint Thyagaraja. Among the 3 variants mentioned in the video (use PAUSE button), the first is prefered nowadays, which belongs to Tyagaraja shcool.

Dikshitar school follows the last, and has only one composition (as far as I know) in this raga, which is "Baalaambika", Matya.

[acusuresh]

a very excellent mesmerising raga,thanks for posting