Harivarasanam Award is an award jointly instituted by the Government of Kerala and Travancore Devaswom Board. It is awarded for contributions towards propagation of secularism, equanimity and universal brotherhood of Sabarimala through music. It is being awarded since 2012. Each year, Harivarasanam Award is announced ahead of Makaravilakku festival in Sabarimala. The award consists of cash prize of 1 lakh, citations and plaque. The award was named after Harivarasanam.
Award recipients Year Recipient 2012K. J. Yesudas 2013K. G. Jayan 2014P. Jayachandran 2015S. P. Balasubrahmaniam 2016M. G. Sreekumar 2017Gangai Amaran 2018K. S. Chithra 2019P. Susheela 2020Ilaiyaraaja 2021Veeramani Raju 2022Alleppey Ranganath 2023Sreekumaran Thampi 2024Veeramanidaasan 2025Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri2026Thiruvizha Jayashankar
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