Karana (dance)

Sculptures of the Karanas performed by the god of dance - Nataraja - at Kadavul Hindu Temple, on Kauai, Hawaii.

Karanas are the 108 key transitions[1] in the classical Indian dance described in 4th Chapter named "Tandava Lakshana" of Natya Shastra. Karana is a Sanskrit verbal noun, meaning "doing".

  1. ^ ""108 Karanas: The Karanas are synchronized movement of hands and feet"". Site.voila.fr. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.