Temple Dance

Temple dance denotes a religious performance held in the temples, such as sadir, prescribed by Agamas (scriptures that codified temple rituals, etc.). Traces of these ancient temple dances of India are seen in Bharatanatyam and Odissi.

The sacred Hindu temple dance used to be performed by devadasis and maharis, who were supposed to manifest in the material body the heavenly dance of apsaras.

Dance in India
Classical
  • Bharatanatyam
  • Kathak
  • Kathakali
  • Kuchipudi
  • Manipuri
  • Mohiniyattam
  • Odissi
  • Sattriya
Divine forms
  • Nataraja
  • Tandava
  • Rasa lila
  • Lasya
Folk
  • Bihu
  • Bhangra
  • Chhau
  • Giddha
  • Garba
  • Dandiya Raas
  • Ghoomar
  • Ghumura
  • Karma
  • Sword dance
Contemporary
  • Bollywood song and dance
  • Hindi dance songs
  • Nautch
Literature
  • Natya Shastra
  • Abhinavabharati
  • Mudras
By state
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Orissa
  • Punjab
  • Tamil Nadu
Accessories
  • Ghungroo
Worship in Hinduism
Main topics
  • Aarti
  • Bhajan
  • Darśana
  • Deities
  • Festivals
  • Homa (Yajna)
  • Kirtan
  • Mantra
  • Murti
  • Tilaka
  • Utsava
  • Vrata
  • Yatra
Rituals
Puja
  • Abhisheka
  • Bhog
  • Naivedhya
  • Panchamakara
  • Panchamrita
  • Parikrama
  • Pranāma
  • Prasad
  • Pushpanjali
Homa
  • Yajna
  • Agnicayana
  • Agnihotra
  • Agnikaryam
  • Aupasana
  • Dhuni
  • Kaamya karma
  • Pravargya
  • Purushamedha
  • Putrakameshti
  • Viraja Homa
Other
  • Achamana
  • Archana
  • Ashirbad
  • Ashvamedha
  • Darśana
  • Karmkand
  • Kumbhabhishekham
  • Nitya karma
  • Prana pratishta
  • Sandhyavandanam
  • Shuddhi
  • Śrauta
  • Tulsi Vivah
  • Upaakarma
  • Upakarma
Prayer and meditation
  • Ajapa japa
  • Aum
  • Bhajan
  • Brahmamuhurtha
  • Jagran
  • Jai Sri Ram
  • Japa
  • Kirtan
  • Mantra
  • Sadhu
  • Sandhyavandanam
  • Shaktipat
  • Stotra
  • Third eye
  • Yoga
Objects
  • Altar
  • Banalinga
  • Banana leaf
  • Biruda
  • Coconut
  • Dhunachi
  • Dhuni
  • Dhupa
  • Diya (light)
  • Fly-whisk
  • Garland
  • Ghanta
  • Joss stick
  • Kalasha
  • Kamandalu
  • Khirapat
  • Kindi (vessel)
  • Paduka
  • Palki
  • Panchamrita
  • Pandal
  • Hindu prayer beads
  • Rangoli
  • Shankha
  • Tilaka
  • Tulasi chaura
  • Upanayana
  • Uthsavar
  • Yagnopaveetham
Materials
  • Agarwood
  • Alta
  • Camphor
  • Charu
  • Ghee
  • Incence
  • Kumkum
  • Marigold
  • Milk
  • Panchakavya
  • Rudraksha
  • Sandalwood
  • Sindoor
  • Soma
  • Tulsi
  • Turmeric
  • Vibhuti
Instruments
  • Dholak
  • Harmonium
  • Karatalas
  • Khol
  • Manjira
  • Mridangam
  • Tabla
Iconography
  • Lingam
  • Murti
  • Om
  • Sila (murti)
  • Swastika
  • Yoni
  • More...
Places
  • Ashram
  • Ghat
  • Kalyani
  • Matha
  • Temple
People
  • Guru
  • Pandit
  • Pujari
  • Rishi
  • Sadhu
  • Sannyasa
  • Swami
  • Yogi
  • More...
Animal worship
Snake worship
  • Nāga
  • Nag Panchami
  • Nagaradhane
  • Nagavanshi
  • Sarpa Kavu
Other
  • Cattle in religion
  • Ganesha
  • Hanuman
  • Narasimha
  • Shvan (dogs)
  • Vahana
Plant worship
Sacred trees
  • Akshayavat
  • Ashoka tree
  • Banyan
  • Kadamba tree
  • Kalpavriksha
  • Peepal tree
  • Sacred groves
  • Tulasi
Other
  • Bael
  • Kusha grass
  • Lotus
  • Tulsi
  • Tulsi Vivah
Other
  • Firewalking
  • Temple dance


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