Namami - Odissi Mangalacharan by Sanatan Chakravarty.

Mangalacharana is auspicious beginning.
This is the first dance performed in the odissi tradition. In this performance the odissi dancer mainly does 5 things
1. Mancha Pravesha - enter the stage first time for the performance.
2. Pushpanjali - offer flowers to lord Jagannatha, the lord of the universe.
3. Bhoomi Pranama - offering respects to mother earth.
4. Ganesh Vandana - prayer to Lord Ganesha, the destroyer of obstacles.
5. Sabha pranam - seeking blessings from the gathering, and Trikahndi pranaam seeking blessings of ancestors, gururs, and everyone else.

Raga : Barhadi
Tala : Ek Tali
Choreograpy : Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra

Performed by Sanatan Chakravarty on 30 July 2022 for Svamarambha, the opening of a series monthly classical dance performances at SVAM, Mira Road.