#odissi came much later in my life and I took it up to be more closer to my heritage as an odia who lived most of her life outside odisha

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Mood boards for the items in odissi repertoire (1)

Manglacharan: The first item of the traditional repertoire where the dancers enters the stage to a shloka dedicated to Jagganatha who is placed on the stage for he is also the presiding deity of the dance form.

The dancer offers flowers to him which is called the pushpanjali and takes his blessings after which the dancer moves to the center stage to do the Bhoomi pranam which is a prayer to Mother Earth to ask forgiveness from her for stepping on earth.

Following the Bhoomi pranam, the dancer dances to a shloka dedicated to any God mostly it is Ganesha for he is the remover of obstacles and is the first deity to whom prayers are offered.

After the Bhoomi pranam, there is a segment called the Sabha pranam, homage to the audience which is done in three parts called the Trikhandi where homage is first paid to the God, the guru and finally to the audience.

The dancer then exits the stage after saluting the spectators of the presentation.

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#odissi #nrityablr #odissi came much later in my life and I took it up to be more closer to my heritage as an odia who lived most of her life outside odisha #my younger self didn't really connect much to the dance form until recently #I began reading how the dance came into being and the history behind it #also one thing I love about this item is where respect is paid to all from the gods in heaven to mother Earth. #danceblr #classical dance #aesthetic #indian aesthetic #moodboard