Banamali

Banamali Dasa — ବନମାଳୀ ଦାସ

Banamali Dasa is undoubtedly one of the most prominent Odissi music composers and Odia poets of the last millennium. His family surname was Pattanayaka. Banamali lived in Puri and his writings vividly portray the happenings of the temple town, the Jatras of Lord Jagannatha. The Khajuria Matha in Baseli Sahi of Puri was his dwelling place. Banamali worshipped the deities named Radha-Syama Nagara Rae, still worshipped in the Matha. Banamali is known to have composed 22 songs for Gajapati Birakisora Deba Maharaja (one of the famous ones is Bhuja Tale Mote Rakha Mahabahu) for which he received 22 batis of land from the king.

The Ragas used by Banamali in his compositions are :

Asabari, Bangala, Bangalasri, Baradi, Basanta, Basanta Kedara, Bhairaba, Bhairabi, Bhatiari, Bhupala, Bibhasa, Chakra Kedara, Chinta Kedara, Dakhina Kamodi, Desabaradi, Desakhya, Dhanasri, Dhipa, Gadamalia, Gujjari, Jayanta, Jayanti, Jhinjoti, Kalyana, Kamodi, Kaphi, Karnata, Kasmira, Kedara, Kedaragouda, Khambaja, Khanda Bangalasri, Kolahala, Kousika, Krusna Kedara, Kumbha Kamodi, Kumbha Kedara, Kusuma Kedara, Lalita Kamodi, Lalita Kedara, Madana Kedara, Madhusri, Malaba, Mangala, Mangala Baradi, Mangala Kedara, Marua, Matiari, Mohana, Mohana Kedara, Mukhabari, Nalinigouda, Natakurangi, Paraja, Pattamanjari, Punnaga, Purabi, Ranabije, Rasakadamba, Rasakedara, Saberi, Sankarabharana, Saranga, Sauri, Sindhu Kamodi, Soka Kamodi, Sri, Suratha, Todi, Todiparaja