Padayani.com
Padayani.com
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Padayani is the annual ritualistic festival celebrated in Bhadrakali temples of Central travancore zone with due dedications. It may be regarded as the remains of ancient Dravidian God concept and mode of worship offering Rathi (lust), Raktham (Blood) and Lahari (toxic mood) The very spirit of central travancore finds its appearance in Padayani as that of Malabar in Theyyam. All the Sixty Four art forms play their own vital role in Padayani. Actully this is a mixture of music, dance , painting, satire etc. Padayani reflects the ancient socialist society before Ayryanization and four caste system. So in Padayani all the villagers take active part without racial discriminations. Each and every Padayani Karappuram (centers or village celebrating Padayani) observe padayani in their own way. In different aspect such as observation of rituals, order of performance and span of Padayani days difference noticed is ofcourse very huge.Padayani is celebrated during the months of Kumbham, Meenam, Medam ( Approximately February, March and April) Kolamezhuthu, Kolamthullal, Kolappattu, Thappumelam, Vinodam (satire) are the essential parts of Padayani. Kolams are folk deities drawn on well processed green areca leaf sheath with natural colours. Kolappattu (lyrics) include prayers, admirations and requests to deities. Thappu is the �Asuravadya� made by covering round frame of Jacktree hardwood with buffalohide. Kolamthullal is the rhythmic footsteps and dances that a performer makes in tune with Kolappattu and Thappumelam. Vinodam includes satire and protest targeting social evils and vanities. Bearing Palakkolam singing Kolappatu, dancing with the thalam of thappu , the whole villagers pray to God to bring in prosperity, to eradicate the ill effects of wicked deities, to ensure goodies from crops and so on. It is a way of worship with no intermediary betweenman and God. Further, we find true man leading eco-friendly life, worshipping nature disregard of the philosophy of exploitation.
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Padayani is the annual ritualistic festival celebrated in Bhadrakali temples of Central travancore zone with due dedications. It may be regarded as the remains of ancient Dravidian God concept and mode of worship offering Rathi (lust), Raktham (Blood) and Lahari (toxic mood) The very spirit of central travancore finds its appearance in Padayani as that of Malabar in Theyyam. All the Sixty Four art forms play their own vital role in Padayani. Actully this is a mixture of music, dance , painting, satire etc. Padayani reflects the ancient socialist society before Ayryanization and four caste system. So in Padayani all the villagers take active part without racial discriminations. Each and every Padayani Karappuram (centers or village celebrating Padayani) observe padayani in their own way. In different aspect such as observation of rituals, order of performance and span of Padayani days difference noticed is ofcourse very huge.Padayani is celebrated during the months of Kumbham, Meenam, Medam ( Approximately February, March and April) Kolamezhuthu, Kolamthullal, Kolappattu, Thappumelam, Vinodam (satire) are the essential parts of Padayani. Kolams are folk deities drawn on well processed green areca leaf sheath with natural colours. Kolappattu (lyrics) include prayers, admirations and requests to deities. Thappu is the �Asuravadya� made by covering round frame of Jacktree hardwood with buffalohide. Kolamthullal is the rhythmic footsteps and dances that a performer makes in tune with Kolappattu and Thappumelam. Vinodam includes satire and protest targeting social evils and vanities. Bearing Palakkolam singing Kolappatu, dancing with the thalam of thappu , the whole villagers pray to God to bring in prosperity, to eradicate the ill effects of wicked deities, to ensure goodies from crops and so on. It is a way of worship with no intermediary betweenman and God. Further, we find true man leading eco-friendly life, worshipping nature disregard of the philosophy of exploitation.
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KanakaSabha site has its origins in a much humbler version as Siri Rama's home page at http://~home.ust.hk/~seshrama/sirirama.shtml. That site was launched in October 1996, those early magical days of the Worldwide Web, in what seems like centuries ago in web-time. As a physics and electronics major in college, Siri has always been fascinated with the possibilities of the beneficial collaboration between dance and technology. The web seemed to open new vistas in taking our mission of dance education to the entire world.It was exciting to get the first responses to our web-site in Hong Kong, from places as far flung as Australia, China, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands, Russia, the UK, Canada and the USA with an increasingly interesting set of queries and comments - from specific make-up and costume design queries for a Greek version of the Ramayana, and tips on dance practice from a struggling Bharata Natyam student-afficionado in Russia, to a desperate plea for help in finding a dance instructor in Birmingham in the UK, or Brisbane in Australia, or to a summer school in India where someone could further their training, the philosophical connections between Indian dance and the conception of nirvana, the meaning of Tandava, down to some very basic help with a sixth-grader's homework assignment.As the web has spread, and as have the number of sites of Indian classical dance, we thought it would be great to collect this information from across the web, and across the world of Indian classical dance to present together in a one-stop format, a sort of portal for Indian classical dance. This site is primarily targeted at the Indian classical dance afficionado across the world, but we hope we will also become a useful resource for dancers, choreographers, dance organizers, dance scholars and any one else interested in Indian classical dance. Our aim is to provide a space on the web, where any one interested in the preservation and promotion of Indian classical dance will find useful information, and also feels welcome to contribute in any way they can think of to keep this art form thriving.
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