The music festival is observed in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka[2][3] and Tamil Nadu, primarily in Tiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur district of Tamilnadu, the place where Tyagaraja attained Jeeva Samadhi.

The Aradhana is conducted by the Sri Thyagabrahma Mahotsava Sabha and is held in the precincts of the samadhi (memorial) of the saint located at Thiruvaiyaru village, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

The memorial soon fell into neglect and had become quite dilapidated by 1903, when two of the last surviving students to have been taught by Tyagaraja happened to make a nostalgic visit to the site.

In 1921, the aged and childless lady decided to dedicate her life's earnings to preserving Thyagaraja's legacy and perpetuating his memory.

The doughty lady also filed suits in the local courts demanding the prevention of the Katchis from entering the temple, claiming that it belonged to her by right.

She lost the case, but the hours of worship were laid down by the courts, dividing the Aradhana day equally between the two Katchis and her own group.

Bangalore Nagarathnammal spent the rest of her days in Thiruvayyaru and bequeathed all her wealth to the Thyagaraja memorial, with the stipulation that women be allowed to pay their homage without any hindrance.

A huge complex is now under construction at Thiruvaiyaru at this site to accommodate the large audience that come to the concert in ever-increasing numbers every year.

[9] Annual aradhana festival organised by Sri Thyagabrahma Mahotsava Sabha commenced at Thiruvaiyaru on Sunday 6 January 2023.

[10] Ranjani Gayatri, S. Sowmya, A. Kanyakumari, Embar S Kannan, Sikkil Gurucharan, Srimushnam V Raja Rao, U Rajesh, Pantula Rama, Jayanthi Kumaresh, Priyadarshini, Binni Krishnakumar, Sudha Raghunathan and others performed solo concert.

[19] This year annual aradhana festival organised by Sri Thyagabrahma Mahotsava Sabha commenced at Thiruvaiyaru on Sunday 24 January 2016.

Inaugurating the festival, ‘Nalli’ Kuppuswami Chetti, president of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, paid rich tributes to Bangalore Nagarathnamma Ammal who was instrumental in setting up the ‘adhishtanam’ for Sadguru Tyagabrahmmam.

In the small pearl of the Indian Ocean, Mauritius Island, Thyagaraja Aradhana is celebrated with great devotion by the Vyasha Dhalia Ashram.

[citation needed] Abhishekam is done for Shri Rama in the morning and followed by the Kritis of Tyagaraja Swami accompanied by instruments such as mridangam, morsing, ghatam, khanjira, veena, violin and the flute.

[citation needed] Children trained by experienced Gurus along with music instruments rendering sampradaya kirthanas of the compositions of Saint Tyagaraja in this function.

It attracts Carnatic musicians, artists, connoisseurs and music lovers from across the globe, across various nationalities, backgrounds and ethnicities to sing the compositions of Saint Tyagaraja.

With the main objective to promote Unity while celebrating diversity, ICParis has created multiple platforms through concert, performances, classes and workshops through esteemed artists and legends in Indian classical music, dance, scriptures and Yoga