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After a season of heavy dance dramas and theme performances, Ananda Shankar Jayanth's solo 'marga' mode of Bharatanatyam came as a relief. In a leisurely mode accompanied by four musicians, the dancer ritually entered with a brief 'Pushpanjali', followed by a vibrant composition by Madurai Krishnan.
Ananda built up the tempo of the dance by describing the goddess as the one with eighteen arms, a thousand eyes and a thousand names. Clad in thick red, the vivacious looking dancer further chose to elaborate a traditional Varnam, all in over 45 minutes. This Tadi Varnam is a famous composition of the Tanjore Quartet, and is in praise of Rajagopala. "I have fallen in love with you and your beautiful form, accept my love
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