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Pala Dance Of Orissa
Pala Dance Of Orissa

Niran Kumar
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Pala Dance is famous in southern and coastal orissa. What is the history of this dance? How is it started?

Posted On : 4/9/2009 4:09:48 AM

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Siddharth Ray
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The Pala Dance is performed during the major festive occasions in Orissa. This dance form is associated with a sect called Satyapir , which is based on the principles of Lord Satyanarayana and the Muslim prophet Pir Mohammed. It is dedicated to Lord Satyanarayana. Pala Dance consists of two types, the Baithaki sitting and the Thia standing which denotes the posture of the performers. It involves 6 artists, which includes a bayak drummer and gayaka lead singer . The performance starts with a prayer dedicated to Lord Satyanarayana. The songs sung during the performance are composed by the local poets. They are based on the Puranas and other epics. The singers sing along with the sounds of cymbals. The songs, sung in the local dialect, are filled with some elements of humor.

Posted On : 4/9/2009 4:37:57 AM

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Indu Tripathi
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Pala Dance has a history that dates back to the Mughal period. ala is widely performed in Orissa and a very famous performance associated with the cult of Satyapir . People from Orissa believe strongly behind the theme of Pala. It is said that this dance originated at the time of the Muslim-Mughal period. It was in this period that the assimilation of the Satyanarayan of Hindu pantheon with Pir of Muhammadanism, developed into a synthetic & a mixed cult known as Satyapir . As a part of consequences of this action, the Hindu worshipers became the disciples of the Muslim guru called as Fakir and adopted the worship pattern of the respected Hindu deities and vice versa. Spark of knowledge, sharpness of intelligence, oratory skills and memory power are put to a severe test when two well-matched groups challenge each other in a Pala competition. Here, the drummer performs his skill by his fingers trying to relate humorous stories to please the audience. Even the conversation dialogues between the singer and one of the attendants are carried out, where it diminishes the monotony of long speeches and jugglery of words in the songs. Therefore, Pala can be said as originated to build up Hindu-Muslim unity in society.

Posted On : 4/9/2009 4:40:02 AM

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Darshil Jal daru khanewala
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The entire performance of the Pala is to evoke the deity of Satyapir, intended for the well being of the people. It is a group performance consisting of five or six persons and is a very exciting play to watch. Here, the mridanga and the cymbals are used as an accompaniment to the music, whereas the rest of them help the chief singer known as Gayaka , to sing the songs and explain the meaning of various references from the play, to the audience.

Posted On : 4/9/2009 4:41:09 AM

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Indravadan Modi
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Pala is the popular performance of Orissa which is associated with the mixed cult of Satyapir . It has its origin to the mughal period with the adaptation of Satyanarayan cult of Hinduism with the Pir of Muslims. Pala highlights the assimilation of culture between Hinduism and Islam. It is normally ritualistic in nature and is performed on the occasion of satyanarayan puja but nowadays it is also performed on important festive occasion. The cult of satyapir is so famous in orissan culture, the puranas and popular literature largely mention it. It is believed that satyapir cult has been evolved for strengthening Hindu-Muslim unity and the pala dance further echoes this. here are two types of pala - the Baithaki sitting and the Thia standing , where Thia is the developed form of Danda Nata . A pala troupe comprises of a principal performer, known as Gayaka accompanied by a band of four to five persons which describe episodes from the Mahabharata, Ramayana or other Puranic texts

Posted On : 4/9/2009 4:44:21 AM

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Suchismita Aditya
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Pala Dance is the popular performance of Orissa and is associated with the mixed cult of Satyapir . Pala highlights the assimilation of culture between Hinduism and Islam. This dance is normally ritualistic in nature and is performed on the occasion of satyanarayan puja. In recent times the dance is seen to be performed during important festive occasion too. This dance form is called Satyapir as it is connected with Satya Narayan cult of Hinduism and that of the Pir of Muslims. This cult is believed to bring into the forefront the secularist spirit. A legend is associated with the background of Pala dance. The story explains about King Maidanb s daughter who conceived a child after smelling a flower in the river. The king got to know and exiled her away. Unfortunately she gave birth to a mass and discarded in the river which was swallowed by a tortoise. Thus Satyapir was born and his birth is eventful as he came across Quran and accepted Islam. The cult of satyapir is so famous in Orissan culture. It is believed that satyapir cult has been evolved for strengthening Hindu-Muslim unity. There are two types of Pala dance in Orissa. The Baithaki Pala dance and the Thia pala. The Thia Pala dance has derived from Danda Nata. The Pala starts with the invocation to Satyanarayan with extracts from Puranas and other famous poets.

Posted On : 4/9/2009 5:08:06 AM

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