Betaker of the heavenly route, O Mother, you are the embodiment of everlasting ‘satwa guna’ as well as truth incarnate and dispenser of unique nectar like bliss………… Having a swan as her vahana Holy Mother Gayatri is clad in spotless white. You are peace, awakening change, progress and incessant creative power………. You are the super-intelligent, bright light of life.
Oh holy Mother Gayatri, you are the first to relieve pain, the first to satisfy and the first to bestow bliss. For one, BOTH are clad in spotless white and formless The similarities of HETHAY and GAYATRI MATA are striking and too numerous to list, elaborate and explain. It is in Sanskrit and I do not understand most of them.The English translation makes a lot more sense. Recently I came across ‘GAYATRI CHALISA’, supposed to be the most powerful 40 verses of prayer along with GAYATRI MANTRA. I am a staunch believer of HETHAY Amma, the Badaga Godess. But I am a proud Hindu and consider all religions to be equal. I am privileged to be a part of it,” Nithyasree told TOI.I am not a very religious person in the ’strictest’ sense of the word. “It was a fulfilling experience performing in Ooty as it was for a good cause. In a bid to give an original flavour to the hills, Nithyasree chose to sing a Badaga song tuned by her in Pantuvarali raga, a first of its kind. The concert had soul touching numbers of various composers in several languages sung in an open voice and saw the audience immersed in the ragas. According to the collector, the concert, ‘Rhythm for Reforms’ managed to collect the margin money for at least 70 needy beneficiaries. Renowned Carnatic musician, Nithyasree Mahadevan was kind enough to perform free for the cause,” she said. Hence, the concert was arranged to mobilize funds. However, many of them are economically downtrodden and not in a position to part with the margin money. Hundreds of tribal beneficiaries have been identified for the scheme. “Tribal housing schemes under central and state funds is being carried out in the Nilgiris. About 60 to 70 tribal families would benefit from the funds, collector J Innocent Divya told TOI. The concert, organized by the Nilgiris district administration, aimed to raise funds to assist housing for the tribals in the Nilgiris. The song was sung by renowned Carnatic musician Nithyasree Mahadevan at a concert held at RCTC building in Ooty on May 18. UDHAGAMANDALAM: ‘Eththai’, a Badaga song tuned in Carnatic music, is trending on social media.
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