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      • Raja Sabha or 1000 Pillars Hall, the Chidambaram Nataraja temple in the 19th century the
      • Shivaganga Tirtha and 100 Pillars Hall, from the Chidambaram Nataraja temple archive
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      • Mysterious pavilion from the Chidambaram Nataraja photo archive
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Was sacred dance part of the Kailasha temple tradition?
15 Aug 2016

Was sacred dance part of the Kailasha temple tradition?

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Dance, Temples | 6

The Kailasha temple at Ellora is perhaps the most enigmatic of Hindu temples in the land of India. Although it has the general form of a structural temple it has not been build, but cut in its entirety from the … Continued

bhoga, dance, Ellora, Kailasha, mandapa, music, Nandi, natya, temple
The battle of Perambani 3
11 Aug 2016

The battle of Perambani 3

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Jacob Haafner's India | 0

The third part in the series of Jacob Haafner’s rendering of the battle at Perambani, also know as Pollilur. Haafner had a deep resentment of the British about how they treated the Indian people. And thought of Tippoo Sultan as … Continued

Baily, battle, English, Hyder Ali Khan, Jacob Haafner, Munro, Perambani, Pollilur, Tippoo Sultan
The battle of Perambani 2
6 Aug 2016

The battle of Perambani 2

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Jacob Haafner's India | 0

In this second part of Jacob Haafner’s report on the Battle of Perambani (better known as Pollilur) he describes the use of rockets by the Indian forces. The English eventually captured the technology of the Mysore iron rockets when they … Continued

battle, Haafner, Hyder Ali Khan, Perambakam, Perambani, Pollilur, second Mysore-English war, Tippoo Sultan
Shiva Dances… the Cycle Continues
2 Aug 2016

Shiva Dances… the Cycle Continues

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, Raja Deekshithar | 0

Once upon a time a young Deekshithar boy in India looked deep and dreamed far, endowed with a need to know why and to understand the nature of the world around him. His life became a QUEST.  Being born into … Continued

Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, Egypt, India, Khemit School, Liesbeth Pankaja, Patricia Awyan, Raja Deekshithar, Tour 2017
The battle of Perambani 1
30 Jul 2016

The battle of Perambani 1

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Jacob Haafner's India | 0

Here I continue my translation of the works of Jacob Haafner, who lived and worked on the Coromandel in the latter part of the 18th century. Haafner was a great lover of India and its people and had a deep … Continued

battle, British, Haafner, Hyder Ali, Perambani, Pollilur, Tippu Sultan
Gangavatarana: the myth, the tandava and the karana
25 Jul 2016

Gangavatarana: the myth, the tandava and the karana

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Dance, Temples | 4

In a previous blog I wrote about the differences between dance, karana and tandava. I took up the subject because a good friend, Shashi Kolar, raised this question in a Facebook discussion. Dance has been a lifelong passion for me. … Continued

dance, Ganga, gangavatarana, karana, myth, Parvati, purana, Shiva, tandava
Tandava & Karana
17 Jul 2016

Tandava & Karana

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, Dance, Temples | 1

This blog is a reaction to the post of the Shiva Gangavatarana Tandava a while back. And to Shashi Kolar’s question about the relationship between tandava and karana[1].   The Representation of Dance in Indian Temples Now a bit over … Continued

108, Bharata Muni, Chidambaram, dance, karana, natya, Natya Shastra, nritta, nritya, Shiva, tandava
Jacob Haafner’s Mahabalipuram, part 7
4 Jul 2016

Jacob Haafner’s Mahabalipuram, part 7

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Jacob Haafner's India | 2

Jacob Haafner’s deep interest and love for the Indian civilisation is expressed through his travelogues. Especially by his description of the ruins of Mahabalipuram, or Mavelievarom, as he called it in his day. Here he muses about the fate of … Continued

ancient, heritage, India, Jacob Haafner, Mahabalipura, mamallapuram, mavelievarom, monument
Flaghoisting for Ani Thirumanjanam
1 Jul 2016

Flaghoisting for Ani Thirumanjanam

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Chidambaram Nataraja Temple | 0

Today July 1st 2016 in the early morning the flaghoisting ceremony for the Ani Thirumanjanam Festival was performed in the Chidambaram Nataraja temple in Chidambaram. The first ceremony of every temple festival is the raising of Shiva’s banner in the … Continued

ani thirumanjanam, arohana, avarohana, Deekshithar, dvajarohana, festival, flaghoisting, Nataraja, temple, yoga
“The Light of India”
30 Jun 2016

“The Light of India”

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Articles | 0

“You are the Light of India” the Rough Tough Big Man called after Raja as we moved down the isle of the supermarket. The Bas supermarket in a suburb of the great port of Rotterdam is an unlikely location for … Continued

Chidambaram, commemmoration, Liesbeth Pankaja, Raja Deekshithar, Rotterdam, The Light of India

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