Madhumalti ~ it’s delicate blossoms merrily droop like bejewelled, bashful brides. Their heady perfume inspires poetry, inspires lyrics, inspires movement, inspires this breath. There is a beautiful crescent moon on the rise in the summer night sky.
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Chelliandi Amman Temple, Bhavani, Tamil Nadu, India
Summer pleasures!
Slipping on, beautiful, raw, fragrant,
green, organic, henna mocassins,
on to a baking hot, brown skin…
Summer pleasures!
Cooling down amidst heady,
exotic fragrances of moist,
crushed, tender green, henna leaves
from my garden wanderings!
A RECITAL SPACE FOR THE CLASSICAL ARTS
Hidden in the center of an ancient mystical banyan grove is a sacred Nrithya Mandappam. Arriving through the thicket of trees and vines, two ornate wooden pillars with jasmine and marigold flowers, flank the mandappam entrance. A sensuous sandalwood fragrance fills the air. The faint strum of the tanpura drops all in a state of trance. A light breeze weaves in and out of the room making the orange flames from the glowing oil lamps dance coyly. A deep violet blue hue radiates out of the Pooja room, on the opposite side of which seat the musicians in a dark crimson enclave. A pool of yellowish golden light awaits to celebrate the temple dancer. The rasikas witnessing this evenings recital are already seated in the deep red shadow opposite this glowing yellow light. A buzz of excitement enlivens the air. Veiled inside this healing greenery, everyone awaits prayerfully to be transported into the ethereal world of music, dance inside a meditative silence …
Ashwini Pawar Kaarthikeyan
Kaarthikeyan Kirubhakaran
Hema
