Akhilandeshwari- a beautiful song on the beautiful Godess of the entire Universe. Dikshitar is a genius, how nicely he has adopted this Hindustani raga and made it our own to the extent we cannot tell if this originated in the north or south of India!

Quiz for rasikas

1. Dwijavanti is a blend of many ragas- what ragas do you experience while listening to this?

2. I have sung one song( in my channel) in this raga earlier- Name that (listen to that of course) and tell me how they are same, how they are different?

3. Where does the raga name come in this song, is it called differently? Can you name 3 other compositions where Dikshitar wisely hides the raga name?

4. Name the instruments referred in this song.

5. Who is Akhilandeswari? What does the composer need from her?