The music and text for the seven compositions in this suite were inspired by iconic images of the planetary deities and stories from various sources in Hindu mythology. The paintings are by 20th-century South Indian Classical musician and Painter S Rajam, imagined from the texts describing the planetary deities. Each of the seven ancient planets corresponds to the seven days of the week. Click on the planet name or image to read more.
Days
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