01 ngo-07
Ithempeli laseVarkala leJarardhana Swamy
Njalo ngonyaka, enyangeni kaMeenam (ngoMashi-Ephreli), usuku oluyishumi lomkhosi we- Arattu ugujwa ethempelini laseJanardhana Swamy eKapala ogwini lolwandle lwaseVarkala. Ithempeli laseJanardhana Swamy lisenqabeni, e-Beach Road, emgwaqeni ophakathi kwesigodi saseVarkala ne-Varkala beach. Kufinyeleleka ngokukhuphuka okude kwezitebhisi kuya phezulu. Nokho, amaHindu kuphela avunyelwe ukungena ngaphakathi kwe-sanctum yangaphakathi yethempeli.
Ithempeli likaJanardhana Swamy linikezelwa iNkosi Lord Vishnu kanye nenkulunkulu monkey Hanuman. Ithempeli liye laba yindawo ebalulekile yamaHindu yokuhambela indawo kusukela ngekhulu le-12 leminyaka. Konke okuzungezile ithempeli, kukhona izithombe ezenziwe ngobuciko nezithombe eziqoshiwe zeNkosi Lord Hanuman ezihlukahlukene. UHanuman, unkulunkulu wamandla namandla amakhulu amaHindu, wasiza iNkosi uRama (ukuvuselelwa kabusha kukaNkosi Vishnu) ukukhulula umkakhe uSita ekosini yamadimoni eRavana.
Umkhosi wethempeli uqala ngomkhosi we- Kodiyettam ukukhishwa kwefulegi, futhi uphela ngomkhumbi wezindlovu ezihlotshisiwe ezitaladini. Phakathi nezinsuku eziyisihlanu nezinsuku eziyisihlanu zomkhosi, imikhosi ibandakanya konke okwenziwa ebusuku ebusuku njengokudansa kwendabuko kaKathakali. Lezi zithombe ezimibalabala zibonisa ubuhle bomkhosi.
02 ngo-07
I-Kathakali Dance
Umdabu waseKathakali umdanso owuphawu oluqakathekile lomkhosi wethempeli laseJanardhana Swamy. Ngosuku lwesine nolwesihlanu lomkhosi wethempeli konke okwenziwa ebusuku, kuhlanganise nokudansa kwendabuko yaseKathakali.
Umdanso weKathakali uvela eNdiya yaseNdiya ngasekupheleni kwe-16th Century. Kuyindlela ejwayelekile ye-dance drama eyenza izindaba ezivela ku- Ramayana , i- Mahabharata namanye ama-Epic, ama-myths kanye nezinganekwane. Izindwangu kanye nokwenza izinto ziyingxenye ebalulekile yokudansa kweKathakali.
03 ka-07
Ithempeli lomkhosi weThempeli
Ngosuku lokugcina lomkhosi wethempeli, ukuhanjiswa okukhulu kwe- Arrattu kwenzeka ukwengeza umbala nokuthakazelisa. Izindlovu ezihlotshisiwe kakhulu ziyizinto eziqakathekileko. E-Kerala, izindlovu zibhekwa njengezibonakaliso zokuziqhenya nokuchuma, futhi akukho mkhosi wethempeli esifundazweni ophelele ngaphandle kwabo. Ngaphandle kokunikeza udumo, izindlovu nazo zithwala isithombe se-thixo wethempeli phakathi nokuqhutshwa komkhosi.
Njengokwesiko, zonke izindlovu zihlotshaniswa ngamakhosazana asegolide ahlanganisiwe (nettipattam) , amabellane nemigexo. Abantu bawagibela, bavame ukubamba izidumbu ze- tinsel silk (muthukuda) , izintambo ezinemibala emhlophe (venchamaram) , kanye nabathandi be-peacock feather (aalvattoam) .
04 ka 07
Abaculi bendabuko
Ukuhambela kwezindlovu emkhosini wethempeli kuhambisana nabaduni bezinkolo nabanye abaculi bedlala izinsimbi ezihlukahlukene. Imikhosi yethempeli eKerala yinto enomsindo kakhulu, ephethe idrama eyaziwa ngokuthi u- chenda melam . Umhlangano wezinsimbi zomculo uhlanganisa izinsimbi zomculo eziningana, njenge-trump efana ne-C (ebizwa ngokuthi i- kombu ), egcizelela futhi ikhulise i-drumming. Ngemuva kokuhamba amahora amaningi, abaculi baphinde balandele izindlovu zibe ethempelini.
05 ka-07
I-Themyam Abaculi
Kanye nezindlovu nabaculi, umkhosi wethempeli wethempelini unabanye abadlali abahlukahlukene, abagqoke ukuveza izindaba ezihlukahlukene zamaHindu ezihlobene nethempeli.
06 ka-07
Imimoya Emibi
Abenzi, abagqoke njengomoya obi, nabo bayingxenye yomcimbi wethempeli. Abanye abaculi bagqoka njengemimoya emibi ekumelelweni kwenganekwane kaNkosi Vishnu, unkulunkulu omkhulu wethempeli, ezingela idemoni lobubi ehlathini. Kukhona ezinye izinhlamvu ezisabekayo ngempela!
07 ka-07
I-Garuda
Lesi sibalo esesabekayo simelela uGududa, ukhozi olukhulu lwezinkolelo zamaHindu. Ngokusho komlando wamaHindu, uGaruda ungumuntu onesiqingatha, umuntu onesiqingatha-nenyoni ophethe iNkosi Vishnu. E- Ramayana yama-Epic, indodana kaGaruda yasiza uHanuman neNkosi Rama empini ukukhulula uSita ekosini yamadimoni eRavana.
Kunesidingo esikhulu sabenzi abagqoke njengeGaruda eKerala, lapho umkhuba owaziwa ngokuthi uGarudan Thookam uthandwa kakhulu njengendlela yokukhulekela unkulunkulukazi onkulunkulu. Ngesikhathi senkambiso, umculi - obunwebukhoma obomvu, nomzimba ogcwele ngamaphiko anamathele nomlomo obomvu - wenza umdanso okhethekile. Ngemva kwalokhu, ubeka ngokuyisisekelo ingwe yensimbi emhlane wakhe futhi aguqulwe ngentambo exhunyiwe, amaphiko ahanjisiwe. Igazi lowo owenzayo elibhekwayo libhekwa njengomnikelo kunkulunkulukazi.