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🛕The Indian classical dance Bharatanatyam is regarded as the mother of many other Indian classical dance forms. A solo dance performed only by women originated in the temples of Tamil Nadu and eventually spread across South India. 💃 Dancer's repertoire includes Nrita, Nritya, and Natya, illustrating religious themes and spiritual ideas through facial expressions, excellent footwork, and mesmerizing gestures.
Classical dances of India – Compiled by Aarthy Natarajan & Indira ...
Kathakali, an Indian Classical dance which originated in Kerala. Kathakali is greatly distinguished from the other dance forms as a kind of 'story-play'. This particular dance form is famous for its elaborate costume style, unique make-up procedure and detailed emphasis on dramatic emotions. The costumes and make-up contribute to three-quarters of the characterisation of the human role that the dancer portrays. The different colors applied to the face identifies their role as a negative…
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Mystical experience is fundamentally inexpressible, although it has found expression in poetry and prose, in art and music. In poetry it reached a pinnacle inspired by the Sufi concept of ecstatic love that does not differentiate between the lover , the beloved Absolute, and love itself. Astha, is completely immersed in the sufi philosophy, in life. It is very natural for her to portray the very essence when she wears her ghungroos. She is divine, she is mystical, she is one with the lord…
"Words on a page can hypnotize you if the rhythm is right": “Kalinga narthana” literally means “Kalinga dance” in Sanskrit, referring to a legend in which
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