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Durga Puja or Navarathri celebrations An elaborately decorated altar is set up for the evening Satsangs, with the...
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Deities Possibly beautiful Murtis of Goddess Amba in one of the various forms and...
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Pious Devotee Salutations to the Divine Mother, Durga, who exists in all beings in...
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Women in Navarathri festival The festival is mostly celebrated by ladies. It is celebrated for nine nights...
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Praying for goddess' blessing... A special ritualistic worship of the Mother is conducted daily, which...
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Performing the Kanya Puja Nine girls below the age of ten are worshipped as the embodiment of...
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1 of 9 Kumari Kanyas being worshipped Their feets are washed as a mark of respect for the Goddess and then they are...
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Boy in traditional getup Everyone's in their sunday best.. or in our case Monday best..
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Girl in traditional garb With sister doing some last minute finishing touches on her hair....
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Dancers in preparation To show you, busiest moment before dance performance. No one dancer is free...
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Heads turn-quick feet burn-kudos earned Bharatanatyam is a classical dance form originating in the South...
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Björk impression.. think swan dress.. This is the araimandi posture, wherein the performer assumes a half sitting...
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Intensity... The 3 joined fingers symbolizing the sacred syllable AUM.
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Twist & twirl & make sure u dun hurl A professional danseuse (patra),must possess the following qualities....
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Stance The Bharathanatyam expresses the celebration of beauty and the...
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Indian dance - facial expression Indian dance is divided into nritta - the rhythmic elements, nritya - the...
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Goal of Life is God-realisation This is the meaning we have to see and visualise in our personal Sadhana. And...
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All together now... Come October and there's just one feeling allover. A feeling of joy &...
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Dance as the purest child of god Approach Her(Durga Puja) with an open heart. Lay bare your heart to Her with...
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Nritya Nritya is usually expressed through the eyes, hands and facial...
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Kapittha Mudra- suggests weapons gesture Mudras are ritual hand gestures. Classical Indian dance Bharat Natyam has a...
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The Victory Banner (kundha vaja) "Where the hand goes, the eyes should follow, Wherever the eyes go...
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Goddess Durga Ashtabhuja (8 handed) According to the Devi Mahatmyam of the markandeya purana, the form of...
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Goddess Durga triumphs over Manish Depiction of the goddess' victory over the buffalo-demon Mahish....
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Sweet success of victory The universe is safe once more..
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