ODISSI DANCE II DRISTHI BHEDA (EYE MOVEMENT) II RUDRAKSHYA FOUNDATION

Rudrakshya Foundation
Drushti in Sanskrit meaning “Vision”, Drusti Bheda means the types of
eye Movements. There are eight types of Eye movements given in the
shastras, which we follow in Odissi Dance.

1. Sama: Eye kept still without any movement.

2. Aalokita: Rolling your eyeballs in a circular pattern.

3. Saachi: Looking through the corner of the eyes.

4. Pralokita: moving your eyes side to side.

5. Nimilita: It looks like a half-shut eye. Here one tries to focus
the eyeball towards the heart.

6. Ullokita: Looking upwards.

7. Anubruta: Rapid movement of the eyes up and down.

8. Abalokita: Looking down.

Artists - Roji Swain, Debasmita Muduli, and Amina Boussemha
Voice, Video, and Editing- Jagyandatta Pradhan
Sound - Samir Kumar Panigrahi
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