Bharatnatayam, one of the more popular classical dances forms, is a composite art. Widely practiced in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, it is at once a sensual and divine experience. It was performed in the temples by dancers who were called devadasis as an integral art of the religious rituals. The erstwhile priincdly courts patronized the temples and thus its various traditions, from where the dance form drew its sustenance. The book traces the form’s journey ...
