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Mannargudi Sambasiva Bhagavathar -LRB- also spelt Bagavathar -RRB- -LRB- 1912 -- 2004 -RRB- was a Carnatic musician , musicologist , Harikatha exponent and composer .. musicologist. musicologist. Harikatha. Harikatha. He served Carnatic music for over seven decades .. Carnatic music. Carnatic music. He was a disciple of Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer in music and Madurai Narayana Bhagavatar and Smt Saraswathy Bai in Harikatha .. Harikatha. Harikatha. Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer. Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer. Madurai Narayana Bhagavatar. Madurai Narayana Bhagavatar. Smt. Shrimati. He performed more than 1000 music concerts and 7000 Harikatha performances all over India .. Harikatha. Harikatha. He started composing from his teens and has composed more than 3000 songs in many languages such as Tamil , Telugu and Sanskrit .. Tamil. Tamil language. He composed different musical forms such as Geetham , Varnam , Krithi , Javali , Padam , Thillana , Ragamalika and Harikatha .. Harikatha. Harikatha. Geetham. Geetham. Varnam. Varnam. Krithi. Krithi. Javali. Javali. Padam. Carnatic Music. Thillana. Thillana. Ragamalika. Ragamalika. The first edition of his compositions are published in Tamil in the book ` Sangeetha Ratna Mala ' .. Tamil. Tamil language. Sambasiva Bhagavatar 's musical discourse of Muthuswami Dikshitar charitram , Ramana Maharshi Charitram , Purandara Dasa charitram and Seetha Kalyanam are brought out in CD 's .. Muthuswami Dikshitar. Muthuswami Dikshitar. Ramana Maharshi. Ramana Maharshi. Purandara Dasa. Purandara Dasa. His compositions -LRB- Sahityams -RRB- are released in cassettes and CD 's .. His composition `` Neerajadalanayana '' in raga `` Maand '' was popularised by his guru Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer .. Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer. Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer