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Are you ready to explore Treasure Terrain? Learn about a character from the Indian epic, the Mahabharata. Explore specific hand gestures and motifs used in Indian classical dance. Find fun activity sheets and interesting tidbits!
The activities and clues all point to an important character from the Mahabharata. If you can’t figure out the answer, don’t worry! The path will lead to one of our ‘Storytime With Silambam’ videos, which features this character.
Learn more about the character, and the story, and then head to the Miller Outdoor Theater on August 13, 2021 to see the story come alive in Silambam’s newest dance theater production, “Chakravyuh: Battle Against The Odds”

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Digital Treasure Hunt 1 - July 13, 2021

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Credits

Digital Treasure Hunt Concept, Choreography, Content Creation: Anjali Kadur and Gayathri Sampathkumar
Graphics: Kaavya Rajarathnam
Dancers for Hastam Hill and Sanchari Sea videos: Crystal Tennyson and Ramya Dharmendran
Social Media Manager: Reshma Shajan
Storytime Video credits:
Script & Choreography: Gayathri Sampathkumar and Meghna Yennu
Narration: Ramya Dharmendran
Cast: Ramya Dharmendran, Aarushi Lakhi
Audio Editing: Meghna Yennu
Video Editing: Ramya Dharmendran, Aarushi Lakhi, Crystal Tennyson
Lighting: Crystal Tennyson
Camerawoman: Saronsri Senthamilselvan
Video Crew: Kaavya Rajarathnam, Ramya Dharmendran, Aarushi Lakhi, Meghna Yennu
Direction: Anjali Kadur and Gayathri Sampathkumar

The Digital Treasure Hunt project and Storytime With Silambam videos are funded in part by a Let Creativity Happen! grant from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.

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Enjoy these fun activities!

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What are hastams?

Indian classical dance uses gestures of the hands to represent various objects, concepts, and even emotions! These hand gestures are called 'hastams' or 'mudras' and they are part of the basic vocabulary of every Indian classical dancer.

Click here to see a video on some of the hastams used in this treasure hunt!

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What is a sanchari?

A sanchari is an elaboration of a lyric told with deeper meaning. It is often seen in the varnam or the centerpiece of a Bharatanatyam recital, but can also be seen in other pieces. The dancer will enact a sanchari or a story that relays a broader understanding of the lyrics.

In today’s sanchari, you will see a conversation that takes place right before the great Kurukshetram war, between Arjuna, Duryodhana, and the central character of this treasure hunt. Arjuna asks for this person’s help in the war and is given two options: 1, he can have the person as his charioteer or 2, he can have the person’s entire army. Arjuna chooses the first option, and Duryodhana chooses the second, and thus our character becomes Arjuna’s charioteer in the war.

Click here to see this sanchari!

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Congratulations!

We hope you enjoyed your journey through Treasure Terrain! By now, you might have guessed that this Digital Treasure Hunt is all about Krishna, who played such an important role in the Mahabharata.

Enjoy the Storytime With Silambam video below, then go to Feedback Forest to tell us what you thought of this Digital Treasure Hunt!

Click here to see this Storytime With Silambam video on Krishna, and why we celebrate Diwali/Deepavali!

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