Thevara Isai at the Panniru Thirumurai Isai Vizha

Othuvar Tiruttani Swaminathan

Tamil Shaiva temple singer, an othuvar, born as Sarangapani in Alathur. He sings the Thevaram and the Thiruvachagam, the Tamil Shaiva hymns, during the daily rituals of the temple rather than on a concert stage. He trained at the Thevaram schools of the Dharmapuram Aadheenam and has served since 1975 as full-time othuvar at the Murugan temple of Tiruttani.