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updated 10 years ago
Patricia Awyan, Khemit Team
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From Liesbeth:
Dance is the heart and soul of India. No worship, no public or private event would be auspicious or complete without the presence of dancers and the performance of dance. Dancers dancing would accompany the Gods in procession, the bride and bridegroom to their new house, the ambassador to the king.
Indian dance comprises of two intertwined forms: Abstract geometrical and rhythmical patterns and movement, as well as storytelling, through the use of meaningful hand gestures and the expression of emotions. Rasa, meaning juice, taste or essence, transforms human experience into a transcendental event through the medium of dance. The dancer is the conduit. The stories told are of the gods and heroes, the ancient kings and the many dramas from India’s long past.
Dance as an art form finds its origin in Shiva, the Divine Dancer. When Brahma created Drama from the essence of the four Vedas, Shiva contributed dance to this new art from his Tandava, the vigorous dance of Cosmos. His consort Parvati added the Lasya, soft feminine movement. And dance was then introduced to humanity as part of drama. Over the past few thousand years Indian dance has evolved into various regional styles. Bharata Natyam is the form which evolved in the last century from the temple and courtly dance traditions of Southern India. Liesbeth Pankaja has been an exponent of Bharata Natyam for over thirty years.
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Patricia Awyan
Khemit School Team
www.khemitology.com
Holy of Holies
Kailash Temple was not built. It was carved, from top to down, from a gigantic basalt cliff rock. Some believe that this spectacular structure represents the axis mundi, Mt Meru or Sumeru, or the center of the universe, with the surrounding caves, temples and sub-structures symbolizing our solar system and galaxies.
“Kailash Mountain is considered the residence of the Supreme, the Holy of Holies, the pillar of the Universe, the seat of the highest mind, holy for Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and spiritual seekers alike.” Christel Pilz - Ancient Origins, 5 May, 2014
“They were sculptured by Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists, and according to standard textbooks, the earliest ones (Cave Temples) were carved around 300 BC but most in the period of the 4th to the 9th centuries AD. However, according to HP Blavatsky, some of these complexes date to a much more remote period and were ancient mystery schools built on labyrinths of still other – much older caves – which have not been discovered yet.” Messagetoeagle.com - May 17, 2014, Ancient Civilizations & Places, Ancient Technology
There are rumors that structures exist below the visible Ellora cave system. If so, we could be looking at a site that dates back to very ancient times. More in-depth study of this uniquely incredible temple and cave system is definitely called for, as well as all efforts to maintain and preserve what is still standing.
Patricia Awyan, Khemit School Team
www.khemitology.com