Hindolam Thillana | Bharatanatyam Dance | San Antonio Raga Jam

Hindolam Thillana, a rhythmic Bharatanatyam piece, portrays the musical aspects of Lord Nataraja from the perspective of the devotee. This production is choreographed and performed by Naimisha Amasa, Adhishree Chidambaram, Laasya Khandavalli, and Priya Raja to Hindolam Thillana composed by Dandayudha Pani Pillai and sung by O.S. Arun ft. M.S. Sukhi. Mentoring and continuous encouragement by Swathi Jaishankar.

This piece includes the Nritta portion which alludes to a combination of instruments and the Shikara mudra to portray both the devotee and Shiva. The dancers play the role of Shiva and emote the role of the devotee to portray the artistic omnipresence of Lord Shiva.

The dancers can be reached at
  / natyahamsas  
  / priyavraja  
  / adhi.chinna  
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  / mcnayart  

Swathi Jaisankar
  / swathi.jaisankar  
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   / swathijaisankar  

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