Kathakali

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Kathakali Aniyara - On the Occassion of Kathakali (Duryodhanavadham) performed at Ahmedabad by Sadanam Kathakali Academy.

Conceived and Organized by Ahmedabad Kerala Samajam Nirnaynagar Ward.

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Introduction to Story (Not played on stage)

"Duryodhanvadham" is written by Vayaskara Arya Narayanan Moosathu. The play consists of the main part of Mahabharatha. Duryodhana and other Kauravas went to see the beauty of Indraprastha, the new palace of of pandavas. The Palace was built by the Asura architect Mayan who had built the palace with his magical skills. The Kauravas were completely confused by the construction and mistook the floor to be a pond and a pond to be a floor and fell and got drenched. Draupathi and Bhima laughed at them. The incident filled Duryodhana with anger and embarrassment and he decided to take revenge and left the palace. Duryodhan approaches Sakuni, his uncle. he expresses the shameful incident which happened to him and how he feels hurt and humiliated by the laugher by Bhima abd Draupathi. Sakuni tries to console him and tells Duryodhana how he can defeat Pandavas by cheating in the game of Dice. He also tells Duryodhana to seek permission from his father and invite Yudhidhtira for the Dice game. Duryodhan happily  agrees to the plan.  

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