Temple dances - Agama Nartanam

Q.  Dances performed inside the sanctum of the temple according to the rituals were called
- Published on 08 Jul 16

a. Carnatakam
b. Darbari Aattam Nartanam
c. Agama Nartanam
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Agama Nartanam
 
  • Dances performed inside the sanctum of the temple according to the rituals were called Agama Nartanam.
  • Natya Shastra classifies this type of dance form as margi, or the soul-liberating dance, unlike the desi (purely entertaining) forms.
  • Only Bharatnatyam and Odissi are called Agama Nartanam.
  • Dances performed in royal courts to the accompaniment of classical music were called Carnatakam. This was an intellectual art form - Darbari Aattam form.

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