“Ambalavananum Aranganum” (Divya prabhandham & Thevaram)
Artists: Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala (main) and 8 dancers
Character dancers: Shiva and Vishnu Total artists: 11
Duration: 1 ¾ hrs (Live Music)
Subject: Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva
Music compiled: Shri.Kunnakudi . R. Vaidyanathan
Concept: Hon’ble Justice Shri.K.S.Baktavatsalam
Choreography: Smt. Krishnakumari Narendran and Smt Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala
Language: Tamil
The different devotional hymns drawn from major sources like Thevaram, Peria Puraanam, Thirumandiram and the hymns of Azhvars were beautifully interlinked with the songs
The 1st segment depicts Saivaite canonical text and Vaishnavite prabhandham – the aesthetic dance of Lord Nataraja
II segment powerfully detailed the immense of Lord Vishnu the presiding deity of Srirangam, hailed as Booloka vaikuntam
III part presented Goddess Gomathi presiding deity of Shankara Narayanan Kovil witnessing the unity in divinity dance culminating in the merger of Shiva and Vishnu as
Shankara Naryanana
PRESS Excerpts
A beautiful dance drama
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