As the sun sets over the lush meadows of timeless landscapes of Vrindavana, one can still savour the warm glow on Krishna’s face as he dances with gopikas, creating a Mohak Drishya that has echoed through yugas
This paper examines different aspects of sacred & secular in dance sculptures of feminine representations in #Hoysala temples and use of movement by sculptors to explicate the cosmic plan of the temple.
The hasta or hand is seen as a reflection of the larger cosmic body or vastu purusha, which constitutes the pancha mahabhutas.
Founder-Director Kanakasabha Performing Arts Centre, Mumbai/Singapore Adjunct faculty, School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University and Dept of Dance, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.
