Purandara Dasa Aradhana
sri purandaradasa aradhana annual aradhana sanskrit term meaning act glorifying god person kannada saint composer purandara dasa considered pitamaha lit father grandfather carnatic music festival observed state andhra pradesh karnataka primarily hampi place purandara dasa lived attained samadhi aradhana observed pushya bahula amavasya day saint attained samadhi aradhana ceremony adoration held every year anniversary demise saint pushya bahula amavasya indian lunar calendar new moon day generally february–marchthe aradhana celebrated across various part south india including pandarapur tirumala hampi mantralayam hampi organised purandara dasara aradhana samithi trust annual programme tirumala organised tirumala tirupati devasthanams ttd dasa sahitya project annually around january – february early jayachamaraja wadiyar expressed regret purandaradasa given status karnataka tyagaraja enjoyed tamil nadu inspired kannada journalist na murthy started purandara dasara aradhana hampi organised annual programme death murthy son raja rao started organising annual programme purandara vittala devalaya mulbagal list indian classical music festival