Ghungroos Worn by Temple SculpturesImage Gallery
Lai HaraobaOverview
Glancing at the Edakkal Caves in WayanadImage Gallery
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The Sanskrit equivalent of ornament is bhooshana; the verb bhoosh means ‘to adorn or decorate with'. Indian classical dances, with the exception of Manipuri, often involve heavy foot work displaying complicated patterns of rhythm. The ghungroos or anklets worn by the dancer, of course, add to the…
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IntroductionLai Haraoba is a religious festival celebrated by the Meitei people who are largely settled in and around Manipur. It is held at neighbourhood shrines dedicated to the local umanglai deities. These is a generic category of deities within the religious faith of the Meiteis that pre-dates…
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Focusing on rock art as important archaeological remains, Dr Selvakumar V prompts us to consider such engravings as a source for drawing history. His emphasis on the term ‘art’, as used by scholars, allows the viewers to understand several interpretations which the term holds. For instance, it…
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Prof. M.G.S. Narayanan, a renowned historian and an authority especially on South Indian History, shares his experience about visiting the Edakkal caves with archaeologist H.D. Sankalia. He also speaks about the significance of the Edakkal caves, which according to him is not really a cave, the…
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The Edakkal [1] Rock is on the crest of a hill known as Ambukuttimala belonging to the Western Ghats, about 4,600 feet above the sea level and situated about 10 km south-west of Sultan Battery in the Wayanad district of Kerala. It is a prehistoric rock shelter formed naturally out of a strange…
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