Lavani, The Dance of Maharashtra

Dec. 20, 2012 - PRLog -- Lavani dance of Maharashtra is full of Sringara Rasa - a flavor of beauty, attraction and love. Lavani is derivation of the Sanskrit word Lavanya which means beauty. It is believed that In war time in Maharashtra, Lavani was performed to boost the morale and to entertain the tired soldiers. Lavani dance and songs are naughty, romantic and somehow erotic in nature. Lavani is a popular dance and music genre of Maharashtra.

According to K. Ayyappapanicker, "The main subject matter of the Lavani is the love between man and woman in various forms. Married wife's menstruation, sexual union between husband and Wife, their love, soldier's amorous exploits, the wife's bidding farewell to the husband who is going to join the war, pangs of separation, adulterous love - the intensity of adulterous passion, childbirth: these are all the different themes of the Lavani. The Lavani poet out-steps the limits of social decency and control when it comes to the depiction of sexual passion."

The female Lavani dances attract viewers by her grand makeup and also produces sensation by facial expressions. One speciality of Lavani dance is that Lavani dancer wear a nine-yard Sari in traditional Marathi style. High beats of Dholak make Lavani dance very rhythmic and the audience become spellbind.

Lavani influenced Marathi films and Hindi Bollywood movies also. Pinjara and Natarang movies were known for presented Lavani. In 2012, Rani Mukherji also performed Lavani in Aiyaa movie.

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