Indian dancing

ACTIONS

Above, Kathakali: Left, Death. Both the hands are in ‘suchi-mukha’, one raised, the other Jevel | with the waist. The ‘rasa is ‘shanti’, or peace. Right, Marriage. Two ‘pataka’ hands interlocked. | The ‘rasa’ is ‘sringara’, or love. Below, Bharata Natyam: Left, Death. Both hands are in ‘ham--

sasya’. The ‘rasa’ is ‘shanti’, or peace. Right, Marriage. Two ‘hamsasya’ hands in the act of

tying the ceremonial marriage thread round the neck. The ‘rasa’ 1s “sringara’, or love.

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