Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan

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Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan
Born (1963-05-11) 11 May 1963 (age 60)
Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
OccupationMridangam artist

Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan (திருவாரூர் வைத்தியநாதன்) is a mridangam artist born 11 May 1963 in Tiruvarur, India to a family of mridangam artists.

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