Dance

The Rig Veda compares the brilliant dawn (usas) to a brightly attired danseuse and cites dancing (nrti) and danseuse (nrtu). Jaiminiya and Kausitaki dance and music are referenced together in the Brahmanas.

  • Dance served as a way for religious concepts to be symbolically expressed in old Indian culture. The incarnation of Lord Shiva as Nataraja symbolises the beginning and end of the cosmic cycle.
  • India's rich cultural legacy includes classical dance genres including Kathakali, Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Manipuri, Kuchipudi, and Odishi.
  • Bharatanatyam and Mohiniattam became significant components of temple rites in southern India.
  • Yakshagana, a form of Kathakali in Kerala, tells us stories ....
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