Danda Nata
danda naata danda jatra odia ଦଣ୍ଡ ନାଟ ଦଣ୍ଡ ଯାତ୍ରାis one important traditional dance festival organized different part south odisha particularly ganjam district heartland ancient kalinga empire danda naata festival held month chaitra every year per ram prasad tripathys article ancient festival kalinga kingdom still alive around ancient kalinga capital sampa samapa ie modern day jaugada ganjam district participant danda called danduas also known bhoktas pray goddess kali shiva day danda period danda begin auspicious day chaitra sankranti meru parba traditional worship fasting total number day festival day male person take part festival participant known bhoktas bhoktas danduas lead pious life day festival avoid eating meat fish cohabiting period believed present day danda naata part ancient chaitra yatra festival celebrated every year tara tarini shakti peetha kalinga emperor organised chaitra festival ista devi tara tarini per folk lore ancient period day danda practice danduas must assemble near tara tarini shaktitantra peetha ista devi great kalinga ruler hard ritual culminate danda last day practice continued many year chaitra yatra still celebrated tara tarini shakti peetha month chaitra also another part old tradition later danda naata spread different part utkala koshala old tradition changed danda naata group increased abnormally danduas culminating danda village locality instead tara tarini shaktitantra peetha danda various meaning two main meaning word club rod pole stick staff sceptre punishment chastisement term naata come word natya give many different denotation music dance drama term jatra mean theatre lord ganesh taught dance father lord shiva religious dance called tandava nritya process learning dance lord shiva kicked stage made sound sounded like word dan piece brass material broke chain lord shiva wore around ankle fell percussion instrument known mardala brass material hitting mardala made loud da noise two sound put together form word danda danda came associated dance episode danda naata indian dance festival originated ganjam district odisha danda naata form religious festival theatrical dance component dance done mainly worship lord shiva god destruction hindu mythology god goddess worshiped spiritual dance also krishna ganesh kali durga amongst others low caste hindu high caste brahmin participated danda naata dance along accompanying event performed course three month march april may event performed march – april month chaitra event performed april – may month vaishakha people commit self inflicted wound worship lord shiva philosophy ancient hindu say person great one selfcontrol one body kaya mind mana speech vakya order achieve greatness lot punishment danda individual must undergone event known danda naata danda naata consists multiple dance people start danda fasting single meal day made rice dal worshipping lord actual dance occur dance consists series dance performed one another male member belonging scheduled caste backward caste dance ghasis provide music help dhol mahuri dance rich repertory parva dance first item repertory prabhakar prabhakariani dressed multi coloured dress dance beginning dancer place piece cloth shoulder hold end front hand move hand forward backward right left rhythm dance semicircular plate made bamboo stick covered coloured decorated cloth ornamental border tied back prabhkar prabhakar wear multi coloured skirt jacket prabhakariani male female role dress sari kanchala blouse prabhakariani hold apiece coloured handkerchief hand parava dance hara –parvati dance begin group dance fakir fakiriani performed dance savara savarani chadeya chadouni performed one another party performs leela based story ramayana mahabharata puran song dance patarasaura patarasaurani perform dance end leela last least binakar close performance significant song dance male belong backward scheduled caste perform parava dance parava dance prabhakar male acting male prabhakariani male acting female begin dance multi – colored clothing piece cloth placed shoulder dancer cloth held hand dancer move cloth backwards forward side side according rhythm dance immediately following dance hara – parvati performed dance performed host dance performed fakir fakiriani group dance performed first savara savarani performed chadeya chadouni dance performed directly everyone get involved festivity performing leela song dance based story various purans leela patarasaura patarasaurani perform traditional dance lastly binakar end event dance song role dancer various dance danda naata various theme behind role dance sing different tune song based historical story others comical approach group use questionanswer approach group use approach one role male female role ask question role give answer reply although song performed multiple approach song style folk odissi music danda naata different different dance song different tune different character song mainly devotional mostly based story epic humorous song sometimes sung dancer sometimes put question song counterpart give reply song song folk odissi style dance originated tribal dance much influenced yatra pala performance state danda naata gradually modernized respect music dance costume style make thereby losing original simplicity traditional characteristic