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    Keerthanam is a Bharatanatyam dance item that incorporates abhinaya, jathis, swaras, and korvais during different sections of sahityam that praise Hindu gods. It includes a Pallavi, Anupallavi, and Charanam set to light ragas in a medium tempo. The sahityam tells stories and prayers from puranas to convey the basic emotion of bhakti or devotion. Some famous Keerthanam compositions set to popular ragas include Amrutha Varshini, Devi Neye Thunai, and Adinaye Kannan.

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    Keerthanam is a Bharatanatyam dance item that incorporates abhinaya, jathis, swaras, and korvais during different sections of sahityam that praise Hindu gods. It includes a Pallavi, Anupallavi, and Charanam set to light ragas in a medium tempo. The sahityam tells stories and prayers from puranas to convey the basic emotion of bhakti or devotion. Some famous Keerthanam compositions set to popular ragas include Amrutha Varshini, Devi Neye Thunai, and Adinaye Kannan.

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    Keerthanam

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    Keerthanam is a Bharatanatyam dance item that incorporates abhinaya, jathis, swaras, and korvais during different sections of sahityam that praise Hindu gods. It includes a Pallavi, Anupallavi, and Charanam set to light ragas in a medium tempo. The sahityam tells stories and prayers from puranas to convey the basic emotion of bhakti or devotion. Some famous Keerthanam compositions set to popular ragas include Amrutha Varshini, Devi Neye Thunai, and Adinaye Kannan.

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    KEERTHANAM

    TITLES

    WHAT IS KEERTHANAM
    ABOUT KEERTHANAM
    FAMOUS COMPOSITIONS
    KEERTHANAM CONSISTS
    WHAT IS KEERTHANAM ?

    • Keerthanam is abhinaya item where lines of sahityam are intervened with jathis
    and swaras during which the dancer executes different korvais ( set of Adavus)
    ABOUT KEERTHANAM

    Keerthanam deals with glories of the god .it includes Pallavi, anupallavi ,and
    charana-s .keerthanas are set to lighte ragas
    A pure abhinaya item in madyama kalam (medium tempo)
    Sahityam narrates prayers and stories from puranas thus basic bava of
    keerthanam is bhakti
    FAMOUS COMPOSITIONS

    Amrutha Varshini Keerthanam


     Ragam:Amrutha Varshini
     Talam : Adi
    Devi neeye Thunai Keerthanam
     Ragam:Keeravani
     Talam : Adi
    Adinaye Kannan Keerthanam
     Ragam :Mohana Kalyani
     Talam : Adi
    KEERTHANAM CONSISTS
    • Pallavi
    • Anupallavi
    • Charanam

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