Art Form - Thiruvathirakali

Thiruvathirakali is an folk dance performed in Kerala ...

"It is a dance performed by women, in order to attain everlasting marital bliss, on Thiruvathira day in the Malayalam month of Dhanu (December- January). The dance is a celebration of marital fidelity and the female energy, for this is what brought Kamadeva (the god of love) back to life after he was reduced to ashes by the ire of Lord Siva.

The sinuous movements executed by a group of dancers around a nilavilakku, embody 'lasya' or the amorous charm and grace of the feminine. The dance follows a circular, pirouetting pattern accompanied by clapping of the hands and singing. "

There are many thiruvathirakali songs based on Mahabharat .. most of them are written in the language - Manipravalam - mixture of Sanskrit and Malayalam . Amazed at how the epic is kept alive in different ways 👏👏👏

In the video the ladies are dancing to the song based on Virat Parva ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6viQiXHI64Q