Salangai Pooja

சலங்கை பூஜை

Tamilsa · lang · gai poo · jai

aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long

The ceremony at which a student first receives ankle bells.

CostumeBharatanatyam

Meaning

Salangai pooja marks a student's readiness to wear the bells. The salangai are placed before the deity and the guru, blessed, and tied on for the first time. It is a threshold in a dancer's training and often the first occasion family are invited to watch.

Also written: ghungroo bandhan, salangai poojai

Related words

Arangetramஅரங்கேற்றம்A dancer's first full solo recital before an audience.GuruगुरुThe teacher, in a relationship closer than instruction.Salangaiசலங்கைThe ankle bells that make the footwork audible.Chuttiചുട്ടിThe built-up white frame around a Kathakali actor's face.Temple JewelleryGold-finished jewellery set with red and green kemp stones Rakodiராக்கொடிThe round jewelled ornament at the back of the head

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