Annamacharya Jayanti is the birth anniversary ofthe saint poet Annamayya
who composed and
sung tens of thousands of sankeerthanas on Lord Sri Venkateswara. In 2011,
Annamacharya Jayanti date is May 17. It is celebrated on Vaishakha Pournami
day, full moon day in Vaishakha masam.
TTD (Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam), and many other musical,
cultural and social organizations organize musical events and festivals during
Annamayya Jayanti. Tallapaka in Andhra
Pradesh is the birth place of Annamayya.
Laksha gala Sankeerthana held during Annamayya Jayanti in Hyderabad in
2009 is recored in the Guinness Book of World Records. In this event, more than
one lakh people sung Annamayya krithis together.
Annamayya Jayanthi or Annamacharya Jayanti is the birth
anniversary of the Saint Poet
Tallapaaka Annamayya. Annammacharya Jayanti is celebrated on Vaishakha Purnima, Full Moon day
in Vaishakha masam. In 2011, Annamayya Jayanti date is
May 17. Annamayya was the
Saint poet
of Andhra
Pradesh who wrote and composed thousands
of Sankeerthanas on Lord Venkateshwara of Tirumala Tirupati.
In 2010, during Annamayya Jayanthi day, Laksha Gala Govinda Namarchana
(recital of Govinda nama by one lakh people) will be held at Vijayawada. This
is the 602nd Jayanti
celebrations of Tallapaka Annamacharya.
Annamayya was born on May 9, 1408 and attained salvation on
February 23, 1503. He was the official singer for Tirumala Tirupati
Venkateswara Temple.