Lakshmi: She is the goddess of wealth and prosperity. Lakshmi is thus worshiped as means to achieving objectives, including prosperity in the lives of mankind…
Vishnu: He is one of the trimurty’s or the trinity (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiv). He regarded as the preserver of the universe. In Sanskrit the word…
Shiva: Shiva in sanskrit means “the auspicious”. He is responsible of the dynamism in the world. In other words he is responsible for the changes…
The second step is an extention of the first step. It involves one tap of leg + the first step. The sollukettu of this step…
Teermanam means to conclude or an ending or a final stage. Thus the steps in these adavus are used to end a dance sequence or…
Take a look at the Teermanam adavu video to get a hang of it. I shall post the explanation with the photos later. 1. Be…
When both the hands in Ardhachandra hasta are placed over one another and only the Thumbs are interlocked we get the Garuda hasta. Lets take…
When both hands in Mrigashirsha hasta and the right palm is placed over the left palm, we get the Varaha hasta. Lets take a look…
“Tatti ” means to tap (like in Tatta adavu) and “Metti ” means a heel contact with the floor. For Metti one must first be…
While the hands are in chakra hasta, bend all the fingers (except the thumb and the little fingers) and hold the palms tight. Lets take…