![]() When the final line is sung, then the chief priest closes the door of the sanctum sanctorum and locks it. As the song ends, only the Melshanti will be inside the Sreekovil. The chief priest or Melshanti puts off each of the lamps in the sanctum sanctorum. At the same time, one by one, the priests exit the sanctum sanctorum without making noise as if to symbolise that Ayyappa is fast asleep and not disturb him. When the song is played in Sabarimala, the Melshanti (chief priest) and the other priests stand on either side of the Ayyappa idol and recite the lyrics. The lyrics of this Sanskrit Hindu devotional song called ‘Hariharasudhastakam’ was composed in 1950 by Kumbakudi Kulathur Iyer and composed by the late music director Devarajan. The composition has 352 letters,108 words in 32 lines (eight stanzas). The music is composed in Madhyamavathi raga by renowned music director G Devarajan. Recently, some changes were incorporated in the song and was re-recorded. Later it was decided that the song must be recorded and played in the temple premises.ĪLSO READ: Kerala tribal leader CK Janu, who quit NDA last month, joins LDFįamous singer KJ Yesudas, known as 'Ganagandharvan' (celestial singer), had originally sung the song Harivarasanam for the 1975 Malayalam film, Swamy Ayyappan and recorded the song afresh later, which has since been played at the shrine every night after the last puja of the day (Athazha pooja). Harivarasanam is known as the lullaby for Lord Ayyappa. The song is known to trigger a special kind of emotion among devotees in the famous Kerala shrine. Pathanamthitta: Harivarasanam is a song sung in the Sabarimala temple when the temple doors close at night. ![]()
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