yaro ivar yaro - Lord Rama’s first recognition of Sita.

In this small portion of the composition, Rama sees Sita for the first time. He sees her standing at the balcony of the royal household and wonders who the moon-faced damsel is who looks at him as if there has been a connection in past life-times(referring to the divine consort Mahalakshmi). This is an excerpt of the famous padam from Ramanatakam composed by Arunachala Kavi. The following bit was a Mohiniyattam demonstration during an hour long interview of Dr. Methil Devika by Art Historian Dr. Usha Raja Warier for the Bharat Bhavan, Govt of Kerala. For the full interview click on Performance/Choreography: Methil Devika Vocal: Kalamanadalam Vinod Mridangam/ Maddalam: Kallekulangara Unnikrishnan Veena: Sri Baiju Rajeeth Flute: Late Sri Suryanarayan email: methildevikadoc@ May you love the gaze of each other’s mind. May your words be touched by reverence for eac