Muthuswami Dikshitar was born in Tiruvarur (of Thanjavur in old Mysore State to a Telugu Brahmin couple Ramaswami Dikshitar and Subbamma, as the eldest son. According to the account of Subbarama Dikshitar, Muttuswami Dikshitar was born in the manmatha year, in the month of Panguni under the asterism Krittikaa. He was named after the temple [...]