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Chittoor Subramania Pillai
Chittoor Subramanyam (22 June 1898 – 18 Oct 1975) was an Indian carnatic musician. The Hindu (26 July 2002). Retrieved 28 July 2011. He received the Sangeeta Kalanidhi award in 1954, and the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1964. Early life Chittoor Subramanyam was born to Perayya and SMogilamma, on 22 June 1898 in a village near Punganur in Palamaner taluk, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. His parents first taught him carnatic music and he later became a disciple of Naina Pillai of Kancheepuram.Chittoor SubramanYam PillaiCarnatica.net. Retrieved 28 July 2011. Under Nayana Pilla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punganur
Punganur is a Municipality city in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Punganur Mandel of Palamaner Revenue Division. The Punganur cow, a distinct breed, is named after the town of its origin. White and light grey in colour with a broad forehead and short horns, its average height is 70–90 cm and its weight is 115–200 kg. The cow has an average milk yield of 3 to 5 litres per day (with a fat content of 8%, whereas the normal milk has a fat content of 3.5%). Its daily feed intake of 5 kg. It is highly drought resistant, and able to survive exclusively on dry fodder. It is now on the verge of extinction. Sri Someswara Temple (situated within the precincts of the Zamindar Palace, once the centre of the Punganur Estate), also called Kukkudechuram or Kukkutasuram, is one of the Thevara Vaipputh Thalangal of the Shaivite holy places mentioned in his literature by Tamil Nayanar Appar, the saint-poet of the 7th century A.D. Together w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |