MANASA | Joy Joy Maa Monosha | Padmapuran | folkore

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Indian folklore and folk culture have always built a bridge between the Gods, Goddesses and us humans. Especially in Bengal, we often see the Devis are treated like their own daughter, a part of their family. In different parts of Bengal, we often find Devis who are not mentioned in Vedas. MANASA is such a Devi of Bengal’s folklore. It is believed She came to Bengal with the Dravidians who worshipped Her in the hope that She would protect them against snakes. Manasa Mangal Kavya is the oldest of the Mangal Kavya. There are many versions of Manasa Mangal Kavya by different poets. In my presentation, I have taken verses from Bijay Gupta’s Padma Purana. We all know the story in brief, how the snake goddess Manasa established Her worship in Bengal by converting a worshipper of Shiva (Chand Sadagar) to Her own devotee. In my piece, I have tried to show the birth of Manasa who is also known as Padmavati, Bisahari and Janguli. Also, how it is still a prime festival in different parts of Bengal. This is a Neo-Classical presentation taking influence from Bharatanatyam, Mayurbhanj Chhau and other folk dances of Bengal like ‘Bou naach’ and ‘keertan.’
Concept and choreography: Subhajit Khush Das
Performed by the students and performing members of Subhangik
Language: Bengali and Sanskrit (sloka)
Taalamalika
Project advisor: Rajib Bardhan da
Music Programmed and Arranged by Panchajanya Dey
Chorus: Sagnik Ganguly, Udita Roy and Sanjeeta Mallick
Vocal and Sloka Composition: Jaydeep Sinha
Rhythm: Arijit Saha
Flute: Panchajanya Dey
Mixing and Mastering: ‪@PanchajanyaDey_Official‬
Recorded at Panchajanya's Studio
Videography & Editing: Pratyush Roy Dasgupta ‪@MedWingsMediaSolutions‬
Dancers:
Shiva - Subhajit Khush Das
Manasa Devi - Subhechcha Bhattacharyya
Arnab AJ Halder , Sagnik Ganguly , Nisha Bomzone , Srayasree Chatterjee , Udita Roy , Riya Das, Srijanee Adhya , Sanjeeta Mallik