Vatapi Ganapathim
KritiSanskritIntermediate
Dikshitar’s invocation to Ganesha in Hamsadhwani - very likely the most-performed concert opener in Carnatic music.
Raga
Composer
Hamsadhwani
Janya of Sankarabharanam (#29) · audavaTalaAdi Tala
8 beats - 8 beats - chatusra Triputa, the workhorse of Carnatic music.ComposerMuthuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835 · Tiruvarur, Tamil NaduThe raga's scale
SR₂G₃PN₃Ṡ
ṠN₃PG₃R₂S
Clap its tala
Chatusra Jathi Triputa Tala (Adi Tala)
8 beats · pattern | O O
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Laghu
1234
Dhrutam
56
Dhrutam
78
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