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#SS 22/2021 #92

Disclaimer – big words. Please use Google Translate if you need to 🙊😎

A week of rehearsals with intermediates and seniors.
And Checks.
A music accompaniment for a temple performance.
Or rather, an Offering.
Panguni Uthiram.
And Ekambreshwar Kamakshi Kalyanam/wedding.
Anusha worked on her little dance and vocal students.
Suresh, on his aspiring young mridhangam artistes.
Me, with Vindhya and my veena students.
The result was a Divine Alliance interspersed with vocals, veena and thani avarthanam (creative percussion).
Inviting the Groom, the Bride, the Kannikadhanam/Kanyadaan,Tying of the Thali/Mangalsutra, Exchanging of Garlands.
All to the music of nottuswarams, bhajans, krithis and light semi classical pieces.
Vainikas dressed in various shades of blue.
Draped a paalum pazhamum handloom silk. Literally translates to milk and fruits. In a traditional checkered pattern of blues with deep bluish purple and gold borders and pallu.
A quick click after the programme, as attempting a photo shoot while instruments and equipment were being loaded into the booth, would have had me reeling from their disapproving stares. Added some of me immersed in the moment, in comments.