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7) Our nine emotions / NAVARAS

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1) Sringaram Meaning - love and beauty ЁЯе░ЁЯШНЁЯШК☺️ Presiding deity - Vishnu Colour - Green                     It is one of the nine rasas, usually translated as erotic love, romantic love, or as attraction or beauty. Rasa means "flavour", and the theory of rasa is the primary concept behind classical Indian arts including theatre, music, dance, poetry, and sculpture. Much of the content of traditional Indian arts revolves around the relationship between a man and a woman. The primary emotion thus generated is Sringara. The romantic relationship between lover and beloved is a metaphor for the relationship between the individual and the divine. 2) Hasyam - Meaning -  Humorous / laughter ЁЯШБЁЯШВЁЯШДЁЯШГЁЯША Presiding deity - Pramatha Colour - White              Hasyam the rasa used to express joy or mirth. Pure Hasya is real happiness, a joy that comes from within. This rasa is used to depict simple happiness or riotous laughter and everything in between. The term “Hasya” itself means lau

6) What is Mudra?

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                       " рдоुрджрдо рдЖрдиंрджрдо рд░рддी рджрджाрддी"                    (Mudam anandam rati dadati) That means  "what gives happiness".   In Indian classical dance there are two types of MUDRAS , a) one hand gestures or  ASAMYUKTA MUDRA  ,    b) double hand gestures or  SAMYUKTA MUDRA  . Mudra should be meaningful or simply aesthetic. They also accompany a wider bodily expression that will give full meaning to the dance. In Bharatnatyam ASAMYUKTA Mudras 28 in number , SAMYUKTA mudras are 23 in number , according to ABHINAYA DARPANA .  A)   ASAMYUKTA Mudras ---  " рдкрддाрдХाрд╕्рдЯ्рд░ीрдкрддाрдХोрд░рдж्рдзाрдкрддाрдХा рдХрд░्рддрд░ीрдоुрдЦ। рдордпुрд░рдХ्рдЦोрд░्рдж्рдзाрдЪंрдж्рд░рд╢्рдЪ рдЕрд░ाрд▓ рд╢ुрдХोрддुрдЦрдирджрдХ।। рдоुрд╕्рдЯिрд╖्рдЪा рд╢िрдЦрд░ाрдЦ्рдпрд╢्рдЪा рдХрдкिрдд्рде рдХрддाрдЬрдоुрдЦ। рд╕ूрдЪी рдЪрди्рдж्рд░рдХрд▓ा рдкрджрдордХोрд╢ рд╕рд░рдкрд╢िрд░рд╕्рддाрдеा।। рдоृрдЧрд╢ीрд░्рд╖ рд╕िंрдШाрдоुрдЦ рдХंрдЧुрд▓ाрд╕рдЪрд▓ाрджрдордХा । рдЪрддुрд░ рдн्рд░рдоाрд░्рд╢рдЪैрдмा рд╣рдирдорд╕ाрд╕्рдпा рд╣ंрд╕ाрдкрдХ्рд╖рдХ।। рд╕ंрджांрдЧрд╢ो рдоुрдХुрд▓ोрд╖्рдЪैрдм рддрдо्рд░рдЪुрд░ाрд╖्рдЯ्рд░िрд╕ुрд▓рдХा । рдЗрдд्рдпрд╕рдордпुрдХ्рддाрд╣рд╕्рддा рдирдорд╕्рддрдмिंрдЧрд╢рддीрд░िрд░िрддा।। "  In this Shloka , 28 ASAMYUKTA Mudras are mentioned. They are ---- 1.Pataka , 2.Tripataka,