Sangeet Natak Akademi presents Screening of "Dakshayagam" Pavakathakali – Glove Puppet as part of Sanchayan - Screening of archival films & video recordings at Meghdoot Theatre, Rabindra Bhavan, 35, Ferozeshah Road > 4pm to 4:31pm on 24th January 2015

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Time : 4:00 pm - 4:31 pm Add to Calendar 24-01-2015 16:00:00 24-01-2015 16:31:00 68 Sangeet Natak Akademi presents Screening of "Dakshayagam" Pavakathakali – Glove Puppet as part of Sanchayan - Screening of archival films & video recordings Event Page : http://goo.gl/6v2fKr Meghdoot Theatre, Rabindra Bhavan, 35, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi-110001 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Venue : Meghdoot Theatre, Rabindra Bhavan, 35, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi-110001

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Event Description : Sangeet Natak Akademi presents Screening of "Dakshayagam" Pavakathakali – Glove Puppet, Kerala, Natanakairali, Trichur.

Dakshayagam Daksha, father-in-law of Lord Shiva, is a haughty being. He refuses to honour Siva as Parameswara, Lord of the World. Daksha holds a yaga, purposely not inviting his sonin-law, Siva. Shiva's wife, Sati, asks her husband, Lord Shiva, for permission to attend her father’s yaga. But Siva refuses as she has not been invited. Nevertheless, Sati decides that she must go. When she is received with anger by her father, who furthermore, insults her husband, Sati immolates herself. Siva punishes Daksha through Virabhadra, a terrible demon who proceeds to cut Daksha's head. Afterwards, Siva relents on the entreaty of the gods, fixing a goat’s head on the revived body of Daksha.
Humbled and repentant, the goat-headed Daksha prostrates himself at the feet of Siva and begs his pardon while praising the Lord.

Background : Over the past six decades, Sangeet Natak Akademi has built up an archive of audio and video tapes, photographs, slides and films on the performing arts.
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