Karagam folk dance by Tamil dancers

############################# Video Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCBivDoccFE

Folk dancers of Tamil Nadu perform Karagam or Karakattam dance form at Surajkund Mela in Haryana. • Karakattam is an ancient folk dance of Tamil Nadu performed in praise of the rain goddess Mariamman. The performers balance a pot on their head. Traditionally, this dance is categorized into two types–Aatta Karakam symbolizes joy and happiness. It is mainly performed as entertainment. Sakthi Karakam is performed only in temples as a spiritual offering. • Karakkatam invokes rain through a classical Tamil dance. The most common song employs Amrithavarshini Ragam (Ragamalika). Tamils believed that mother nature gives bountiful rain and protects the harvest. • This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion, Full HD, HDCAM 1080i High Definition, Alexa and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... • Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube / wildfilmsindia for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience. • Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and [email protected] • To SUBSCRIBE click the below link: • www.youtube.com/subscription_center?a... • Like Follow Us on: • Facebook: www.facebook.com/WildernessFilmsIndiaLimited • Website: www.wildfilmsindia.com

#############################

New on site