Maalyada: The Sacred Garland dance at Ravindra Bharathi

Rama Vaidyanathan presents Maalyada: The Sacred Garland, a dance adaptation of Jeysundhar D’s book based on the Thiruppavai. The free performance at Ravindra Bharathi on January 18 at 6:30 pm explores Andal’s philosophical journey with music by Sudha Raghuraman.

Hyderabad: Maalyada: The Sacred Garland, a dance adaptation by Rama Vaidyanathan, based on the book by Jeysundhar D, with music composition by Sudha Raghuraman, will be presented at Ravindra Bharathi on January 18 at 6.30 pm. The event is open to the public and entry is free. With limited seats, entry is on first come first basis, the organisers said.

Maalyada: The Sacred Garland, authored by Jeysundhar D, brings out the hidden meaning of the (9th-century text) Thiruppavai through casual conversations between Andal and her friends that are replete with philosophical content. As the voice of the book, the choreographer Rama Vaidyanathan takes the journey that Andal and her friends embark upon to seek Krishna.

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The credits include Vocal-Sudha Raghuraman, Flute-G Raghuraman, Nattuvangam-Himanshu Srivastava, Mridangam-Sumod Sreedharan and Sannidhi – Vaidyanathan. With lights by Surya Rao, the dancers include Rama Vaidyanathan, Reshika Sivakumar, Sayani Chakraborty, Shubhamani Chandrasekhar and Vaishnavi Dhore.