thaths: Odissi dancers starting their performane with a bow to the audience
thaths: Niharika Mohanty points to a photo of her guru Kelucharan Mohanty as she introduces the day's performance
thaths: An Odissi performer gets her teacher's blessings before beginning her performance
thaths: Odissi dancers
thaths: Odissi performer Rasika
thaths: Odissi performer Shradha
thaths: Odissi performer Shradha
thaths: Odissi performer Rasika
thaths: Odissi performer Rasika
thaths: Odissi performer Shradha
thaths: Odissi uses hand gestures and facial expressions to convey meaning
thaths: Odissi performer Shradha
thaths: Shradha
thaths: Odissi performer Shradha
thaths: Odissi performer Bhakti Tantod
thaths: Odissi performer Rasika
thaths: Odissi performer
thaths: Odissi performer Shradha
thaths: Odissi performer Rasika
thaths: Beautiful costumes and painted feet
thaths: Niharika Mohanty
thaths: Odissi performers mime playing the dholak drum
thaths: Odissi performer Rasika
thaths: Odissi performers mime applying makeup
thaths: Odissi performer mimes playing the veena
thaths: Odissi performer mimes looking at a mirror
thaths: Odissi performers mime applying makeup
thaths: Niharika Mohanty mimes
thaths: Odissi performer Rasika
thaths: Niharika Mohanty demonstrates one of the nine moods expressed in Odissi