Welcome to Silambam’s Digital Treasure Hunt!

This summer, go on a scavenger hunt through Treasure Terrain! Explore characters from the Indian epic, the Mahabharata. Learn about gestures and motifs used in Indian classical dance. Find fun activity sheets and interesting tidbits!
The path will lead you to one of our ‘Storytime With Silambam’ videos, which features one or more of the characters from our newest dance theater production, “Chakravyuh: Battle Against The Odds”, premiering at the Miller Outdoor Theater on August 13, 2021!

Digital Treasure Hunt 4 - August 3, 2021

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Credits

Script and Choreography: Gayathri Sampathkumar and Prisha Gandhi
Narration: Gayathri Sampathkumar and Ria Sinha
Cast: Gayathri Sampathkumar and Ria Sinha
Audio Editing: Meghna Yennu
Video Editing: Ramya Dharmendran, Aarushi Lakhi, Crystal Tennyson
Lighting: Crystal Tennyson Camerawoman: Saronsri Senthamilselvan
Crew: Kaavya Rajarathnam, Meghna Yennu, Crystal Tennyson
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.

See the hastams used to depict love, and the exchanging of garlands in marriage, in this video!

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, the central character of this week's digital treasure hunt listens raptly to her brother, Krishna, telling stories of the great Pandava, Arjuna. As she listens, mesmerized by his bravery and strength, she can’t help but fall in love with Arjuna.

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 Subhadra, the wife of Arjuna, and the mother of Abhimanyu.

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 Subhadra, and how she met and married Arjuna!

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