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undispured God of dance, demonstrated energetic movements contra5ted by statuesque poses.

If Ananda KQothandina was an explosion of creative ene rgy, the Sapthapadi allowed Bbarathi co di.splay her emotive repertoire cliro ugh an elaborate delineation of love - from longing of the maiden to promise of holy matrimony

1n a special dedication to her paternal grandfather RM Sundaran1, Bharathi exp lored the seven notes of music through a colourful portrayal o f the sto ry of Vel Murugan and his conquest of Surapadrna1L

As always, robust footwork and v ibrant energy marked the thil!t11w, the concluding piece of an am11getra111, with Bharatbi effo r dessly exploring the complex themes of saptba janma (Hindu cycle of birth and death), a:anscend ing phrsical and evenrualJy becomi ng one with d,e Suprem e Being.

Finding inner bliss or antamnga111 die capable danseuse paid ber obeisance (llla11gala1J1) ro her lvlata. Pitha, G11r11, Deiva111 through the i\ifarathi hymn Omkr11v S!/Jampa Tuza Na,110 As the. curtains can1e down one last time on a me.morable per formance, the audience clearl y we n t home exhilarated and uplifted b y this exper ience of a11taranga111.