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A composite of the low-frequency radio imaging (80 MHz) and spectral observations (10 - 500 MHz) of the solar corona from the Gauribidanur observatory. The radio images are shown in two insets near the upper left corner of the background radio spectral observations. The horizontal patches in the latter (near ~110 MHz, 260 MHz, 370 MHz, 460 MHz) are due to radio frequency interference. The radio signatures of the powerful X2.2 class flare that occurred in the solar atmosphere on 9 May 2024 around 09:10 UT can be clearly noticed in the spectrum. The radio imaging observations show the 'undisturbed' solar corona (left inset) in the absence of a flare and the location of the aforementioned flare (right inset) in the 'disturbed' corona, respectively. The red circle in the radio imaging observations indicate the location of the limb of the solar photosphere (i.e. the 'visible' disk). These unique ground-based radio observations were associated with the strongest geomagnetic storm activity (in the last twenty years) experienced by Earth during 10 - 12 May 2024.