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Traditional dance forms of a country, say the pundits and gurus, are entwined with the hoary roots of a particular country's culture. In this month of the Feast of Thaipongal held to offer thanks to the God of Sun for bountiful harvests, a feast sacred to the Hindus of our country and Hindus all over the world, it is fitting to examine this topic of Bharatha Natyam rather expensively especially since the association between religion and dance is very strong in Hinduism. In fact, ancient Hindu texts list the offerings to be made to the Supreme Being as incense, water, lamps or light, flowers, music and dance. |
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If one were to go by the encyclopedic information on dance forms in vogue in India the list includes Bharatha Natyam, Chakiar-koothu Kathak, Kath-akali Krishnanattam, Kuchipudi, Manupuri Mohiniattam, Odissi, Ottanthullal and Yaksha-gana. This list excludes the myriad dance forms indigenous to various territorial enclaves in the vast sub-continent of Bharatha Desha or India.
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