At the festival yesterday, Sri. Rathan Kumar R. Kammath, the District Judge, MACT, Attingal, formally inaugurated the website of Peringavu Mahavishnu temple (www.peringavutemple.com). It is a bilingual website (in Malayalam and English) that provides a detailed history and other information about the temple. In his inaugural speech, Sri. Kammath dealt with various aspects of the Hindu religion and what makes it distinctive from the other religions.
Sri. Naduvattom Gopalakrishnan also spoke on the occasion. He said a website is essential for temples in this age of communication revolution. He pointed out that the people residing in the village might not understand the significance of the website. However, the non-resident devotees would highly appreciate the online presence of the temple. He said the temple would make the diaspora more nostalgic and pious.
The president of the temple administration committee, Sri. G. Kunjhukrishna Pillai expressed their thanks to the team that created the website. He singled out Mr. Tundik Zoltan for special thanks for designing and hosting the website all the way from Romania.
After the inauguration, a dance program was held, by the students and teachers of Umamukhi Nritha Vidyalayam, Kudavoor. All the performers gave a disciplined performance of classical as well as folk dance items.
On the seventh day today, the marquee event of the day is Seethankan Thullal. Thamarakkudi Karunakaran Master is the performer. And the story is Kalyana Sougandhikam. It is the story in which Bheeman, the second Pandava, goes in pursuit of the Kalyana Sougandhikam flower after learning about Droupanthi's fancy for the flower. On the way he meets an old monkey, his own paternal brother Hanuman in disguise. The story narrates the humorous but philosophical events that unfold during the journey.
Seethankan thullal is a form of thullal, like Ottan thullal.It is slower and more rhythmic than Ottan thullal. There are slight differences in content and mode of performance across various thullal forms. The Seethankan thullal performance involves reciting the verses (written mostly by Kunchan Nambiar) and dancing and gesturing to match the verses. The verses and performance radiate fun, humour and satire.
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| Sri. Rathan Kumar R. Kammath |
Sri. Naduvattom Gopalakrishnan also spoke on the occasion. He said a website is essential for temples in this age of communication revolution. He pointed out that the people residing in the village might not understand the significance of the website. However, the non-resident devotees would highly appreciate the online presence of the temple. He said the temple would make the diaspora more nostalgic and pious.
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| Sri. Naduvattom Gopalakrishnan |
The president of the temple administration committee, Sri. G. Kunjhukrishna Pillai expressed their thanks to the team that created the website. He singled out Mr. Tundik Zoltan for special thanks for designing and hosting the website all the way from Romania.
After the inauguration, a dance program was held, by the students and teachers of Umamukhi Nritha Vidyalayam, Kudavoor. All the performers gave a disciplined performance of classical as well as folk dance items.
On the seventh day today, the marquee event of the day is Seethankan Thullal. Thamarakkudi Karunakaran Master is the performer. And the story is Kalyana Sougandhikam. It is the story in which Bheeman, the second Pandava, goes in pursuit of the Kalyana Sougandhikam flower after learning about Droupanthi's fancy for the flower. On the way he meets an old monkey, his own paternal brother Hanuman in disguise. The story narrates the humorous but philosophical events that unfold during the journey.
Seethankan thullal is a form of thullal, like Ottan thullal.It is slower and more rhythmic than Ottan thullal. There are slight differences in content and mode of performance across various thullal forms. The Seethankan thullal performance involves reciting the verses (written mostly by Kunchan Nambiar) and dancing and gesturing to match the verses. The verses and performance radiate fun, humour and satire.
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