Shri Tallapaka Annamacharya
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Biography
Annamacharya was born on Vaisakha Suddha Pournami in the year Sarwadhari (May 9, 1408) in Tallapaka, a remote village in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, India. He lived immaculately for 95 years until Phalguna Bahula Dwadasi (12th day after full moon) in the year Dhundhubhi (February 23, 1503). His wife, Thimmakka is also a poet and had written Subhadra Kalyanam and considered as the first Telugu women poet. His Son PeddaTirumalacharya is also a well known vaggeyakari(poet).
Annamacharya was labelled 'pada kavita pitaamaha'. He has taken the ramanuja saampradayam, with the blessings of sri satha gopa yateendra of ahobila matham. Annamacaharya composed, about 32,000 sankeertanas on sri venkateswara , composed 'sri alamelumanga sri venkateswara satakam'. He was also said to have composed ramayanam.
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