Indian dancing

CASTES AND RELATIONSHIPS

Abe, Kathakali: Left, Wife. Both hands are in ‘hamsasya’. be used as a symbol for wife. The ‘rasa’ is “sringara ,

the left hand is gripped by the union with his wife. The ‘rasa’ is ‘sringara’, or love. Below, Bharata Natyam: Left, Wife. The

The ‘mukula-musti? may also or love. Right, ‘husband’. The thumb of Jingers of the right hand in ‘must’, thus suggesting the husband’ s

right hand in ‘hamsasya’, the left in ‘mrga-sirsa. The ‘rasa’ is ‘shanta’, or peace. Right, Husband.

The left hand in ‘sikhara’, the phallic symbol, and the right in ‘hamsasya’, the former standing ‘or the husband and the latter for the wife, the two together conveying the idea of union of man and . wife. The ‘rasa’ is ‘sringara’, or love.

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