Temple dance
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Faizhaider (talk | contribs) at 14:20, 24 December 2013 (Unlinked: Sadir). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Temple dance" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Temple dance denotes a religious performance held in the temples, such as sadir, prescribed by Agamas (scriptures that codified temple rituals, etc.). Traces of these ancient temple dances of India are seen in Bharatanatyam and Odissi.
The sacred Hindu temple dance used to be performed by devadasis and maharis, who were supposed to manifest in the material body the heavenly dance of apsaras.
Main topics | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rituals |
| ||||||
Mantras | |||||||
Objects | |||||||
Materials | |||||||
Instruments | |||||||
Iconography | |||||||
Places | |||||||
Roles | |||||||
Sacred animals | |||||||
Sacred plants |
| ||||||
See also |
This article about Indian dance is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |