My art

As part of our art education we were asked to prepare an art record. It consisted of reports on an artform of India and historical place within kerala.The artform assigned to my group was Daandya

Daandiya is the traditional folk dance form of Gujarat.It is associated with the scenes of holi.

Daandiya has several forms but the forms performed during Navaratri is popular.The sticks of the dance represent the sword of Durga.

The women wear traditional dresses such as colourful embroiderd choli gaghra and dupattas dazling with mirror work and heavy jewellery.The men wear special turban and kedias but this varies regionally.

The cultural important place which I selected was Sivagiri which is very near in my home town varkala.Sivagiri is a pilgrimmage in India where one of it's social reformer Sree Narayana Guru's tomb is located and placed where Guru was enlighted and got the salvation.The samadhi of the guruattracts thousand of devotees during the Sivagiri pilgrimmage 

days.

In the last week of December devotees of Sree Narayana Guru donned in yellow attire stream to Sivagiri from different parts of Kerala and outside.In what may be called a pilgrimmage of enlightment.The mahasamadhi of Sree Narayana Guru also attracts a large number of devotees and tourists.