Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Sri City Hosts Devotional Music and Literary Programme
Sri City held a special programme combining devotional music and literature.
The event took place at a temple on Saturday.
Singers performed songs written by the saint-poets Annamacharya and Sriramadasu.
Mokshita recited verses from the Bhagavad Gita.
The programme began with a prayer to Lord Ganapati.
Tabla and keyboard players accompanied the musicians.
The performers were honoured after the event.
Devotees received theertham and annaprasadam.
A traditional Gopuja ceremony was also held.
Srivani, Sri City’s spiritual and literary forum, organised the programme at a temple on Saturday.
Kancherla Chandralekha and Vamsi performed devotional kritis by Annamacharya and Sriramadasu.
The event opened with a Ganapati prayer and a Bhagavad Gita recital by Mokshita.
Konda Viraswamy accompanied the performers on tabla, while Macherla Battinayya played the keyboard.
Artists were felicitated, and devotees received theertham and annaprasadam after the programme.
- Who
- Srivani organised the programme, with performances by Kancherla Chandralekha, Vamsi and Macherla Battinayya, among others.
- What
- A devotional music and literary programme featuring kritis, a Bhagavad Gita recital and a Gopuja ceremony was held.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- At a temple in Sri City, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To bring together devotional music and literature for devotees and cultural enthusiasts.
- Organiser
- Srivani, Sri City’s spiritual and literary forum
- Performers
- Kancherla Chandralekha, Vamsi and Macherla Battinayya
- Featured composers
- Saint-poets Annamacharya and Sriramadasu
- Accompaniment
- Konda Viraswamy on tabla and Macherla Battinayya on keyboard
- Opening programme
- Ganapati prayer followed by a Srimad Bhagavad Gita recital by Mokshita
- Additional ceremony
- Traditional Gopuja
- Hospitality
- Theertham and annaprasadam were distributed to devotees