Nagendra Haraya| Odissi dance| Aratrika|

Nagendra haraye is a Shiva stuti from the Shiva panchakshara stotra written by Adi Shankaracharya on the 5 syllables Na-Ma-Shi-Va-Ya. The dance depicts Lord Shiva who has the king of snakes adorning him and whose body is smeared with ashes and sandal paste from the water of the river Mandakini. Lord of Nandi, destroyer of sacrifice of Daksha and worshipped by the 3 sages - Vashishtha, Agastya and Gautama, he is also called as Nilkantha. He has sun, moon and fire as his 3 eyes. Raag : Bairagi Taal : Khemta Choreography : For this particular video by Smt. Nivedita Mukherjee Original Choreography: Padma Vibushan Guru Shri Kelucharan Mohapatra Music: Pandit Bhubaneswar Mishra