Culture of Andhra Pradesh - Andhra Natyam, Avadhanam, Barasala, Barrister Parvateesam, Coconut Miracle, Dance Forms of Andhra Pradesh, Ganapati (T (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Andhra Natyam, Avadhanam, Barasala, Barrister Parvateesam, Coconut Miracle, Dance forms of Andhra Pradesh, Ganapati (Telugu novel), Haridasu, Hyderabadi Muslims, Kuchipudi, Maa Telugu Thalliki, Marfa Music, Music of Andhra Pradesh, Nakashi art, Nalugu Rallu Aata - Game of 4 stones, Nirmal toys, Oggu Katha, Perini Shivatandavam, Racchabanda, Shadow Puppets of Andhra Pradesh, South Indian culture, Telugu wedding ceremony, Tirupati Thimmappa, Titti (bagpipe), Tokkudu Billa, Traditional games of Andhra Pradesh, Vilasini Natyam. Excerpt: South Indian culture refers to the culture of the South Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. South Indian culture though with its visible differences forms an important part of the Indian culture. The South Indian Culture is essentially the celebration of the eternal universe through the celebration of the beauty of the body and motherhood. It is exemplified through its dance, clothing, and sculptures. South Indian women traditionally wear the sari while the men wear a type of sarong, which could be either a white dhoti or a colourful lungi with typical batik patterns. The sari, being an unstitched drape, enhances the shape of the wearer while only partially covering the midriff. In Indian philosophy, the navel of the Supreme Being is considered as the source of life and creativity. Hence by tradition, the stomach and the navel is to be left unconcealed, though the philosophy behind the costume has largely been forgotten. This makes the realization of sharira-mandala, where in Angikam bhuvanam yasya (the body is your world) unites with the shaarira-mandala (the whole universe), as expressed in the Natyashastra. These principles of the sari, also hold for other forms of drapes, like the lungi or mundu or anchey (a white lungi with colourful silk borders in kannada) worn by men. The lungi is draped over clockwise or counterclockwise and is tied at the back or fixed just along the waist line. It's sometimes lifted till knee and tied at the waist leisurely or just held in hand to speed up walking. In Andhra and in parts of north karnataka men wear kachche panchey where it is tied at back by taking it between legs.Similar pattern is seen in women. All over the peninsular coastal region men wear coloured lungis and women wear sari in a way tying it at back. The Araimudi (araimuti) was worn by young Tamil girls.The Araimudi (araimuti) (Tamil: , ) is a small silver metal plate shaped like a heart or a fig leaf formerly worn by young Tamil girls