The 165th annual Thiruvaiyaru Sataguru Thyagaraja Aradhana music festival was inaugurated by Kanumuri Bapi Raju, MP and Chairman, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Trust Board on Monday on the banks of river Cauvery in Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu.Thyagaraja Aradhana or Thyagaraya Aradhanotsavam is a tribute to saint composer Sir Thyagaraja swamy.Mr. G.K.Vasan, Union Minister of Shipping and K. Basakaran, District Collector of Thanjavur district addressed the gathering in the festival.