means "the night of Shiva". The ceremonies take place chiefly at night. This is a festival observed in honour of Lord Shiva and it is believed that on this day Lord Shiva was married to Parvati. On this festival people worship ’Shiva - the Destroyer’. This night marks the night when Lord Shiva danced the ’Tandav’. In Andhra Pradesh‚ pilgrims throng the Sri Kalahasteshwara Temple at Kalahasti and the Bharamarambha Malikarjunaswamy Temple at Srisailam. About The Lord Shiva - the word meaning
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Like many Indian arts‚ Indian dance also has its root in religion. Without the religious and cultural background of India‚ the growth and beauty of Indian dance is not possible. In Natya Shastra’‚ there is a small story about the origin of Indian dance. According to Hindu mythology‚ dance first existed in heaven. There was always a constant conflict between the Asuras and the Devas for wealth and power. The Devas were tired of the Asuras’ greediness and jealousy. It was during this long
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(kuril) forms of "bha"‚ "ra" and "tha" whereas each of "bhavam"‚ "ragam" and "talam" contain the long (nedil) forms. Bharatnatyam proper is a solo dance‚ with two aspects‚ lasya‚ the graceful feminine lines and movements‚ and tandava Ananda Thandavam (Tamil) (the dance of Shiva)‚ masculine aspect‚ which is identical to the Yin and Yang in the Chinese culture At present‚ Bharatnatyam recitals are usually not performed inside the temple shrine but outside it‚ and even outside the temple compounds at
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significance and contain a no. of temples and shrines in and around their limits.Temple towns like Madurai and Kanchipuram are thronged by visitors throughout the year. Chidambaram Chidambaram is the seat of the cosmic dancer Lord Nataraja (Ananda Tandava pose ; the Cosmic Dance of bliss). It is one of the Pancha Bhutasthalas.The Chidambaram Temple dedicated to Lord Natraja built in the 9th century has an unusual hut-like sanctum with a gold-plated roof and four towering gopuras.Many Chola kings were
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DANCE ELEMENTS RELATED WITH MYTHOLOGICAL STORIES INTRODUCTION OF KATHAK The word ‘Kathak’ comes from the root katha‚ which means story- telling. Literal meaning of the word kathak is related to katha‚ the art of story-telling‚ “Katha Kahe So Kathaka Kahave”‚ which means “one who tells a story is a story-teller”. According to M. Monier Williams‚ Katha denotes conversation‚ story‚ speech‚ tale or fable. Katha also means to ‘ sing in praise’‚ ‘to say or inform something’. Thus‚ kathakars were originally
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Nepalese Musical Instruments MusicThe Newars are very much rich in traditional‚ classical and folk music as in dances. Various music and dance events take place in different parts of Newar societies on the occasion of different festivals. In fact‚ the Newars are so duly intermixed with music and dances that not a single festival‚ feast or ceremony‚ ’from womb to tomb’‚ passes without a music or music and dances. Various songs‚ musical instruments and dances are connected with various religious
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By‚ Pankaj Kumar Nanda History of Art‚ 1st SEM INTRODUCTION The three centuries that followed the advent of stone as the fabric of construction of temples of vimana type in south and prasada type of north in India‚ witnessed remarkable strides in architecture and sculpture with the almost simultaneous collation and codification of the Vastu‚ Silpa and Agama canons‚ as developed and systematised by different guilds and schools of ‘Silpacharyas’ or Perum-tachchhars and the religions creeds that
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CULTURAL BACKGROUND There are several myths or legends associated with kamkhya devi temple. There is a legend attached to the history of the temple‚ which goes way back to the mythological age. According to the legend‚ Sati the wife of Lord Shiva (one of the holy Trinities in Hindu mythology) took her life at a `Yagna` ceremony that had been organized by her father Daksha‚ because she could not bear the
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The Yajur Veda is related to yajna‚ which is not just sacrifice‚ but also means creative reality. The mantras (verse with archetypal meanings) of the Rig Veda are adapted to certain melodies and this collection is named Sama Veda‚ and the Atharva Veda deals with the peace and prosperity of human society and is concerned with the daily life of man. Vedic ritual is preserved in literary texts called the Brahmanas. The main division of the contexts of these extensive texts is twofold – the ritualistic
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Mati-Akhora- Foundation of Sattriya Dance By Dr. Mallika Kandali All classical dance traditions of India have evolved for themselves a structural pattern or grammar‚ whether oral or written‚ for its sustenance and transmission. The Sattriya dance also‚ as an enduring tradition‚ has over the centuries as stated earlier‚ developed a structural grammar of its own. That structural grammar‚ which is the foundation of Sattriya dance‚ is called “Mati-Akhora”
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