Pentharumo Nritham

Blumenthal's Nritham A graceful group-dance of women, performed only very rarely nowadays s. the girls link their arms and form two lines. Facing each other, they move forward and backwards to the rhythm of songs. The head and body sway in perfect unison with the different steps executed. The case of movement and supple grace furnish an experience of rare beauty and enjoyment. The songs are in the form of questions and answers in which one party request the other to give them a girl. The request is promptly refused, but is repeated along with offers of various ransoms and rewards and turned down time and again. In the end a mock trail-of war is executed between the two groups.

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