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My grandmother's veena sang through these temple corridors for sixty years. When arthritis claimed her hands, I documented every performance, uploading clips to platforms that finally paid. The irony stung—her art, reduced to content metrics. But something beautiful emerged. Children from Chennai to Singapore discovered Srirangam's melodies through my lens. Comments poured in: "friends forever" with her music, "fair" recognition at last, though some called me opportunistic, even treacherous. Yet at the temple last month, a young girl approached, veena in hand, eyes bright. "You made me remember," she whispered. Sometimes heritage finds new skin to breathe through.