Dance: 2 - PushpanjaliRaag: Natai Taal: Adi
"Pushpanjali" is offering flowers to God, Guru and the audience. It is an invocation piece performed holding flowers in hands.Pushapanjali brings variety in the dance recital and also flowers are symbolic of pure mind, pushpanjali makes a great begining of a recital. |
Satvkiam Shivam performers : Saadhya, Ketaki and Sravya
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Dance: 5 - Shiva Stuti - - હે ચન્દ્રમૌલિ, હે ચન્દ્રશેખર
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Dance: 6 - Tillana - A Pure Bharatanatyam PieceTillana is full of rhythmic movements & beautiful postures. It needs mastery of rhythm and dance technique to perform complicated movements & statuesque postures. The dancer personifies the sculptures at the Tanjur and Minakshi temples
Raga: Dhanashri Tal: Aadi Comosed Sri Swathi Thirunal from Early 18th century. Yes it is 200 years old very authentic piece from Tanjor/Pandallanur style Bharatnatyam with glorious history. |
Satvikam Shvivam Performers: Ketaki, Sravya, Saadhya
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Dance: 7 - Rajasthani Ghoomar Folk DanceRajasthani Ghoomar is a very popular folk dance from Rajasthan, India. Indian folk dances are performed to express happiness and joy of heart. India is having a treasure of a variety of folk dances. The cultural diversity and rich traditional pattern of Indian society is truly reflected through variety of Indian folk dances. Each dance bring traditions of the region and our colorful culture.
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Satvikam Shivam Performers: Sreya Joseph, Aishwarya Shaji, Teresa Joseph, Maria Joseph, Alina George, Anita George
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Dance: 8 - MahaDevi - TriDevi Stuti
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Dance: 9 - Madhurastakam - मधुराष्टकम्मधुराष्टकम् is a beautiful Sanskrit composition in devotion of Lord Krishna, composed by the Hindu Bhakti philosopher-poet Vallabha Acharya in the 15th century during Bhakti movement - “Prem Laxana bhakti Marg”. The song deals with the qualities and deeds of Krishna, all of which have been conceptualized as been dipped in madhu, meaning honey or nectar.
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Satvikam Shvivam Performers: Aesha & Rakhi.
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Dance: 10 - Vande MataramVande Mataram is our salute to our Mother India - a divine powerful female form of our respect to our motherland - India. Vande mataram is the National Song of India. Its a Mahamantra for our mother land written in language Sanskrit. Utterance of the words ‘Vande Mataram’ gave freedom fighters and the common public the strength to fight for freedom. Lets bring the same feeling of patriotism in our hearts today.
Satvikam Shivam Performers: Nikitha Zachariah, Elena Joseph, Mekha Jebbu, Jiss Joseph |
A God of tremendous wisdom, intelligence, and presence of mind has four hands, elephant's head and a big belly. In his hands he carries a rope(to carry truth, an axe to remove obstacles, A sweet -laddoo - prasad. His fourth hand's palm is always extended to bless people. Ganesh is often referred as Gan - Nayaka, Gan Devata, Gana Adhyaksha. A prayer dance presented by Satvikam Shivam Performers: Kasturi ji, Rashmi and Nitu.
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