What do the nine Rasas look like when performed?
"These rasas are described as consisting of precise performative postures, characteristic qualities of movement, facial expressions, and mudras or hand gestures." (Schwartz 15).
"All rasas are relished in a state of perfect tranquility born out of the withdrawal of our ego from our practical interests. There is a sense of repose in consciousness (samvidvisranti) when we are immersed in the aesthetic object to the exclusion of everything else." (Thampi 79)
"All rasas are relished in a state of perfect tranquility born out of the withdrawal of our ego from our practical interests. There is a sense of repose in consciousness (samvidvisranti) when we are immersed in the aesthetic object to the exclusion of everything else." (Thampi 79)
Shringara (शङ्गारं) - Erotic
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Hasya (हास्यं)- Comic
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Karuna (कारुण्यं)- Pathetic
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Raudra (रौद्रं)- Fury
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Vira (वीरं)- Heroic
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Bhayanaka (भयानकं)- Fearful
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Bibhatsa (बीभत्सं)- Terrible
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Abdhuta (अद्भुतं)- Marvelous
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Santham - Peace
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The facial images of the woman came from http://bharathanatyamdancer.com/Bharathanatyam.html