THE BEST SIDE OF IBOMMATELUGU

Sri Syama Sastri, the oldest in the trinity, was taught Telugu and Sanskrit by his father, who was the pujari (Hindu priest) on the Meenakshi temple in Madurai. Syama Sastri's texts ended up mainly composed in Telugu, widening their well known attraction. Many of his most renowned compositions involve the nine krithis, Navaratnamaalikā, in praise