Thillana Kalinga Nartana | Avanika Prasad | Bharatanatyam | Gayana Samaja | Arpana Dance Company

An extraordinary vocal and dance recreation of Lord Krishna’s mythical battle with Kaliya, the fearsome five-headed snake who boiled the waters of the Yamuna River around them. It is based on a 18th century composition by Oothukkadu Venkata Subba Iyer, complete with rhythmic vocalisations to describe Krishna’s battle dance, and the hissing sounds of the snake. The music is set to the pentatonic Raga Gambhiranata, in the 8-beat Adi Tala.