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	Bhagavathar was born in 1781 to a [[Saurashtra Brahmin]]<ref name=":0" /> family in [[Ayyampettai, Thanjavur\|Ayyampettai]] in present-day [[Thanjavur]] district of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|last=Kolappan\|first=B.\|date=2016-01-07\|title=20 more keerthanas of Tyagaraja’s disciple discovered\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/20-more-keerthanas-of-Tyagaraja%E2%80%99s-disciple-discovered/article13985821.ece\|access-date=2020-06-24\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was born to Nannusamy as a fifth child making him the grandson of Kuppaiyer who was a [[Vedic priesthood\|priest]], belonging to [[Dadhichi\|Dadheecha]] gotra from [[Ariyalur]] in present-day [[Tiruchirappalli]] district.<ref>http://venkataramanabhagavadar.org/LIFE_And_Contribtion_of_SriVRB.pdf</ref> Bhagavathar was a scholar, composed more than 150 [[keerthana]]s and is well versed in [[Sanskrit]], [[Telugu language\|Telugu]], and [[Saurashtra language\|Saurashtra]]. He was one of the prime disciples of Saint [[Tyagaraja]]. His son, Krishnaswamy Bhagavathar, was also a disciple of Tyagaraja. It was the father-son duo who preserved many of the [[keerthana]]s of Tyagaraja and passed them on to posterity.<ref name=":1" /> He is popularly known as Walajahpet Venkataramana Bhagavatar after he settled in [[Walajapet\|Wallajapet]], a small town in [[Vellore]] district.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />		Bhagavathar was born in 1781 to a [[Saurashtra Brahmin]]<ref name=":0" /> family in [[Ayyampettai, Thanjavur\|Ayyampettai]] in present-day [[Thanjavur]] district of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|last=Kolappan\|first=B.\|date=2016-01-07\|title=20 more keerthanas of Tyagaraja’s disciple discovered\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/20-more-keerthanas-of-Tyagaraja%E2%80%99s-disciple-discovered/article13985821.ece\|access-date=2020-06-24\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was born to Nannusamy as a fifth child making him the grandson of Kuppaiyer who was a [[Vedic priesthood\|priest]], belonging to [[Dadhichi\|Dadheecha]] gotra from [[Ariyalur]] in present-day [[Tiruchirappalli]] district.<ref>http://venkataramanabhagavadar.org/LIFE_And_Contribtion_of_SriVRB.pdf</ref> Bhagavathar was a scholar, composed more than 150 [[keerthana]]s and is well versed in [[Sanskrit]], [[Telugu language\|Telugu]], and [[Saurashtra language\|Saurashtra]]. He was one of the prime disciples of Saint [[Tyagaraja]]. His son, Krishnaswamy Bhagavathar, was also a disciple of Tyagaraja. It was the father-son duo who preserved many of the [[keerthana]]s of Tyagaraja and passed them on to posterity.<ref name=":1" /> He is popularly known as Walajahpet Venkataramana Bhagavatar after he settled in [[Walajapet\|Wallajapet]], a small town in [[Vellore]] district.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

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{{short description|Carnatic musician and composer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Venkataramana Bhagavathar
| image = File:Srimad_Venkataramana_Bhagavathar.jpg
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| birth_name =
| alias = Wallajapet Venkataramana Bhagavathar
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1781|02|18}}
| birth_place = [[Ayyampettai, Thanjavur|Ayyampettai]], [[Thanjavur district]]<ref name="venkataramanabhagavadar.org">{{Cite web|title=Web Site for Sri Venkata Raman Bhagavadar.|url=http://venkataramanabhagavadar.org/History.html|access-date=2020-06-25|website=venkataramanabhagavadar.org}}</ref>
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1874|12|15|1781|2|18}}
| death_place = [[Walajapet|Wallajapet]], [[Ranipet district]]<ref name="venkataramanabhagavadar.org">{{Cite web|title=Web Site for Sri Venkata Raman Bhagavadar.|url=http://venkataramanabhagavadar.org/History.html|access-date=2020-06-25|website=venkataramanabhagavadar.org}}</ref>
| occupation = [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] composer
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'''Venkataramana Bhagavathar''' (1781–1874) was a direct disciple of Saint [[Tyagaraja|Thyagaraja]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wAvzBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA158&lpg=PA158&dq=Krishnaswami+Bhagavatar|title=Understanding The Elemental Hindu Works|last=Kasturi|first=Geeta|last2=N.V|first2=Kasturi|date=2013-02-06|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=9781291312966|language=en}}</ref> and a composer of [[Carnatic music]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/03/18/stories/2005031800330300.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Entertainment Chennai / Personality : Illustrious disciple of saint-poet|date=2005-03-18|access-date=2019-07-06}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/when-tyagarajas-disciple-sang/article24103275.ece|title=Meeting Tyagaraja’s disciple|last=V|first=Sriram|date=2018-06-07|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-08-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Bhagavathar composed his songs in [[Saurashtra language]] and has left behind a number of ''[[kriti]]s''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/the-saint-composers-possessions/article23759797.ece|title=The saint-composer’s ‘possessions’|last=Sriram|first=V.|date=2018-05-03|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-08-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2020/jan/28/12-hour-non-stop-akhandam-stuns-hyderabads-music-lovers-2095443.html|title=12-hour non-stop akhandam stuns Hyderabad's music lovers|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref>

==Early life==
Bhagavathar was born in 1781 to a [[Saurashtra Brahmin]]<ref name=":0" /> family in [[Ayyampettai, Thanjavur|Ayyampettai]] in present-day [[Thanjavur]] district of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B.|date=2016-01-07|title=20 more keerthanas of Tyagaraja’s disciple discovered|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/20-more-keerthanas-of-Tyagaraja%E2%80%99s-disciple-discovered/article13985821.ece|access-date=2020-06-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was born to Nannusamy as a fifth child making him the grandson of Kuppaiyer who was a [[Vedic priesthood|priest]], belonging to [[Dadhichi|Dadheecha]] gotra from [[Ariyalur]] in present-day [[Tiruchirappalli]] district.<ref>http://venkataramanabhagavadar.org/LIFE_And_Contribtion_of_SriVRB.pdf</ref> Bhagavathar was a scholar, composed more than 150 [[keerthana]]s and is well versed in [[Sanskrit]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], and [[Saurashtra language|Saurashtra]]. He was one of the prime disciples of Saint [[Tyagaraja]]. His son, Krishnaswamy Bhagavathar, was also a disciple of Tyagaraja. It was the father-son duo who preserved many of the [[keerthana]]s of Tyagaraja and passed them on to posterity.<ref name=":1" /> He is popularly known as Walajahpet Venkataramana Bhagavatar after he settled in [[Walajapet|Wallajapet]], a small town in [[Vellore]] district.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />

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