Saturday, April 18, 2015

Shri Veena Maharaj (1916-1990), one of the greatest Nadayogis


A rare picture of Shri Veena Maharaj (1916-1990), one of the greatest Nadayogis and Musician Saints of modern times, who lived for most of his life in the holy pilgrimage-center of Badarinath situated high up in the Himalayas, playing his Veena and singing to Bhagavan Vishnu. He hardly ever spoke to anybody. He was a maestro of Rudra Veena (which he is holding in his hands) and some of his extremely rare musical recordings were made as part of a UNESCO project.
Listen to Shri Veena Maharaj playing his Veena, a recording from a USESCO collection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvT7qFbUOO0

For more info and pics of Veena Maharaj: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dattatreya_Rama_Rao_Parvatikar

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