NRITYA DHYAN

Meditation through movement and expression.
In the Natya Shastra, Nritya is the sacred union of Adavu (rhythmic steps) and Abhinaya (expressive language of the body and face).
Nritya Dhyan uses this union as a tool to quiet the mind, awaken awareness, and reconnect the human to their inner consciousness.

It is presence in motion.
A path to awaken the human — from within.

NRITYA DHYAN

NRITYA DHYAN

Led by Devi Letchmanan

I have been learning and performing Indian Classical dance and music since the age of 7, and I know there is something more to be experience through this art form. A tool to see the more of an individual. My meeting with Master in 2018, started creating path and in 2020 I presented Solo dance performance - Kannamma-The Embodiment of Six Rites - a spoken words dance performance, introducing Master's 6 rites. Master's talks, meditation, books and lectures is where I find my Home.

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KANNAMMA - THE LOVE
With the blessings of Lord Ganesha, I begin this journey with a simple prayer — to walk the right path, uplift myself, and be a blessing to another.

KANNAMMA: The LOVE is more than a dance production. It is a journey of discovering a love that transcends self and embraces humanity.

Come and join us. Witness the story, feel the music, experience the Natya, and celebrate the Love we are.

📅 25 August 2026
🕠 5.30 PM
Shantanand Auditorium, Brickfields
#friendstomankind
#KannammaTheLove #NatyaProduction #DanceForHumanity #TheLoveWeAre

by Devi Letchmanan

• 13 hours, 32 minutes ago

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Dance Therapy💃
KEEP CALM and DO KITATHAKA THARIKITATHOM

by Devi Letchmanan

• 1 week, 1 day ago

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Good Morning ❤️
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYoKccuiJyo/?igsh=MXgycGZybHRnaTVnMw==
Krishnamurti Foundation Trust on Instagram: "Five powerful quotes by Krishnamurti. 1. It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.* *Learn more about this quote – Krishnamurti’s best-known – at shorturl.at/bOSWY 2. The w

Krishnamurti Foundation Trust on Instagram: "Five powerful quotes by Krishnamurti. 1. It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.* *Learn more about this quote – Krishnamurti’s best-known – at shorturl.at/bOSWY 2. The w

3,490 likes, 22 comments - krishnamurtifoundationtrust on May 21, 2026: "Five powerful quotes by Krishnamurti. 1. It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society.* *Learn more about this quote – Krishnamurti’s best-known – at shorturl.at/bOSWY 2. The world does not want you to think; it does not want you to be free to find out because you would then be a danger; you would not fit into the established pattern. A free human being can never belong to a country, class or type of thinking. Freedom means freedom at every level, right through, and to think only along a particular line is not freedom. It is very important to be free, not only at the conscious level but deep inside. —Krishnamurti, From Life Ahead 3. We are lazy. When you are lazy, be lazy. But be aware that you are lazy. Out of that awareness, a different sense of meaning to that word comes. When you are lazy, you are lazy – completely. When there is awareness of that laziness, that very awareness corrects the reasons for laziness. It is important to understand yourself, watch yourself as in a mirror. You can only watch yourself in relationship, not in isolation. In that awareness, you come upon something that is indestructible, that is immense. —Krishnamurti, Public Talk 5 in Amsterdam, 1969 4. The rich want to forget themselves in clubs, in amusements, in cars, in travelling. The clever want to forget themselves, and they begin to invent, to have extraordinary beliefs. The stupid want to forget themselves, so they follow people; they have gurus who tell them what to do. The ambitious also want to forget themselves in doing something. All of us want to forget ourselves, and so we try to find something greater with which to be identified. —Krishnamurti, The Collected Works Vol. 8 5. A mind that is full of conclusions is a dead mind, it is not a living mind. A living mind is a free mind, learning, never concluding. —Krishnamurti, Ojai, 1978".

by Devi Letchmanan

• 1 week, 1 day ago

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Sunday Celebration
Concluding Monthly Showcase 2026, with Friends to Mankind concept dance.

14, 29, 48 and 51, together lifting up each other, supporting and celebrating.

#artsandculture #bharathanatyam #friendstomankind #isaiheritaj #livingincreation

by Devi Letchmanan

• 1 week, 5 days ago

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Sunday Morning
Sunday Morning
Sunday Morning
Sunday Morning
Our Monthly Showcase - Happening Today
Little feet, Big Dreams

#artsandculture #bharathanaatyam #risingtalents #livingincreation #friendstomankind

by Devi Letchmanan

• 1 week, 5 days ago

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Check this out❤️
Little feet to MJs beats...

by Devi Letchmanan

• 1 week, 6 days ago

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DHYANA SLOKA
Aṅgikaṁ bhuvanaṁ yasya
Vācikaṁ sarva vāṅmayam
Āhāryaṁ candra tārādi
Taṁ numah sāttvikaṁ śivam

This is a invocation in Bharatanatyam and other Indian classical arts.
Meaning
“I bow to Lord Shiva,
whose body is the entire universe,
whose speech is all language and literature,
whose ornaments are the moon and stars,
and who embodies pure peace and divinity."

It is often recited before dance performances to remind the artist that dance is a sacred offering, not merely entertainment.

The deeper purpose is not just prayer, but to bring the oneself into a state of awareness, humility, and presence.

by Devi Letchmanan

• 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY ❤️
Being a mother is always about becoming more, because another is involved in every choice, every sacrifice, and every act of love.

by Devi Letchmanan

• 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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The More...
The More...
I recently moved in to my new Home. Yes!!!! DEVI's home I proudly say.

What can be , and see yourself there, and I'm here.

This dining table which I always wanted and today little dhaanyaa inaugurate with a pose.

Thank you to my Living in Creation Program batch mates, especially Hamid.

Thank you Master, for the insights. The Heart which wants to live out but trap in survival - and I'm coming out from that trap. Just Love Just Be.

#kannammathelove #livingincreation #friendstomankind

by Devi Letchmanan

• 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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JUST DANCE JUST BE
JUST DANCE JUST BE
JUST DANCE JUST BE
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXt9cI7DFLK/?img_index=12&igsh=MWh5bG56YzZ1ZzBuOQ==

Image source : Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/_eddiehenrique?igsh=MWhxMjg3d3J2NXB0bA==
Instagram

Instagram
Eddie Henrique | Movement Scientist — Salsa & Latin Dance on Instagram: "Is something lost in dancing? I’ve been feeling it. Maybe you have too. The spark. The raw connection. The soul of movement. It feels like it’s fading, replaced by something fast,

Eddie Henrique | Movement Scientist — Salsa & Latin Dance on Instagram: "Is something lost in dancing? I’ve been feeling it. Maybe you have too. The spark. The raw connection. The soul of movement. It feels like it’s fading, replaced by something fast,

64K likes, 2,289 comments - _eddiehenrique on April 29, 2026: "Is something lost in dancing? I’ve been feeling it. Maybe you have too. The spark. The raw connection. The soul of movement. It feels like it’s fading, replaced by something fast, clean, and impressive… yet strangely hollow. We scroll. We watch. We consume. And the more we do, the less we feel. It becomes a loop. Dance fatigue. Movement fatigue. Too much content. Too many moves. Too little meaning. We are overstimulated, numbed to something that once moved us. We chase the butterflies, the real connection. We get glimpses, just enough to stay hooked. Then it disappears again. We see technique. We see control. But where is the honesty? Where are the people? Beginners apologize. Intermediates follow a script. Advanced dancers perform. But are we actually dancing together? Maybe we don’t need more. Maybe we need less. Less proving. Less ego. Less pretending. More truth. Because I don’t miss dancing. I miss how dancing used to feel. And I’m not sure we even realize we lost it. Do you feel this too, or do you completely disagree? #dancefatigue #movementfatigue #dancelife #authenticmovement #dancecommunity souldance realtalk connectionoverperfection dancingtogether danceculture artofmovement deepthoughts eddiehenrique".

by Devi Letchmanan

• 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Nandhi🙏
Nandhi🙏

by Devi Letchmanan

• 4 weeks ago

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SADUGUDU
A group a students of ASWARA performed a traditional game concepted dance.
In Tamil we call it - SADUGUDU
In Malay we call it - Galah Panjang

by Devi Letchmanan

• 4 weeks ago

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GOOD MORNING 🥰
A fresh new view from new home...and the Sun Salutation 🫣
Getting some Vitamin D...

by Devi Letchmanan

• 1 month ago

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MID LIFE CRISIS🫣
MID LIFE CRISIS🫣
Awake until 1am. Accompanied by Ai. 😁🥂

by Devi Letchmanan

• 1 month, 1 week ago

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A timely reminder
A timely reminder
Master's books...while packing and taping the boxes, these 2 books that I hold close and said 'I will hold these with me'.

Yesterday, was a moment I recollected myself again, received a clarity from Master, about the heart that which wants to live out and how it's trapped in the survival circle.
Acceptance of how difficult it is, but it's possible if the direction is to the highest possibilities.
Reminded me of how it all started...
2012 - when separation was hitting hard, I sat in Buddhist temple, asking BUDDHA himself, 'what I should, show me a path' that I …
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by Devi Letchmanan

• 1 month, 1 week ago

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A TRIBUTE TO KING OF POP
A tribute, in our own way, to the one and only King of Pop, Michael Jackson 🖤🤍

Where Bharatham meets a timeless rhythm, and tradition finds its own voice

#IsaiHeritaj #Bharatham #MichaelJackson #KingOfPop #FusionDance #livingincreation #friendstomankind

by Devi Letchmanan

• 1 month, 1 week ago

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MONTHLY SHOWCASE - BEATS & RHYTHM
MONTHLY SHOWCASE - BEATS & RHYTHM
MONTHLY SHOWCASE - BEATS & RHYTHM
It's On 29th April...but today we were celebrating Beats and Rhythm at our Dance & Music school.

My work has become more meaningful since I met Master in 2019, and more powerful after Living in Creation Program which I participated in 2025.

Thank you Master❤️

#peelingmore #livingincreation #freindstomankind #kannammathelove

by Devi Letchmanan

• 1 month, 1 week ago

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Good morning ❤️
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXgkYd_mRxM/?igsh=MXd1bTJ4MWxxcXZ1cg==
Krishnamurti Foundation of America on Instagram: "Questioner: What is life, and how can we be happy?⁠ ⁠ Krishnamurti: A very good question from a little boy. What is life? If you ask the business man, he will tell you that life is a matter of selling thin

Krishnamurti Foundation of America on Instagram: "Questioner: What is life, and how can we be happy?⁠ ⁠ Krishnamurti: A very good question from a little boy. What is life? If you ask the business man, he will tell you that life is a matter of selling thin

2,552 likes, 22 comments - krishnamurtifoundationamerica on April 24, 2026: "Questioner: What is life, and how can we be happy?⁠ ⁠ Krishnamurti: A very good question from a little boy. What is life? If you ask the business man, he will tell you that life is a matter of selling things, making money, because that is his life from morning till night. The man of ambition will tell you that life is a struggle to achieve, to fulfil. For the man who has attained position and power, who is the head of an organization or a country, life is full of activity of his own making. And for the labourer, especially in this country, life is endless work without a day of rest; it is to be dirty, miserable, without sufficient food.⁠ ⁠ Now, can man be happy through all this strife, this struggle, this stagnation and misery? Obviously not. So what does he do? He does not question, he does not ask what life is, but philosophizes about happiness. He talks about brotherhood while exploiting others. He invents the higher self, the super-soul, something which eventually is going to make him permanently happy.⁠ ⁠ But happiness does not come into being when you seek it; it is a by-product, it comes into being when there is goodness, when there is love, when there is no ambition, when the mind is quietly seeking out what is true.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ J. Krishnamurti⁠ Think on These Things⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #krishnamurti #brain @krishnamurtifoundationamerica".

by Devi Letchmanan

• 1 month, 1 week ago

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March Happenings - CELEBRATING EFFORTS
March Happenings - CELEBRATING EFFORTS
March Happenings - CELEBRATING EFFORTS
March Happenings - CELEBRATING EFFORTS
March Happenings - CELEBRATING EFFORTS
March Happenings - CELEBRATING EFFORTS
March Happenings - CELEBRATING EFFORTS
March Happenings - CELEBRATING EFFORTS
March Happenings - CELEBRATING EFFORTS
Reflecting the continuous efforts and journey. Each step forward is made meaningful through the dedication of our children, guidance of our teachers, and the support around us.
Thank you for your constant blessings

With gratitude,
Devi Letchmanan

by Devi Letchmanan

• 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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DARE TO LIVE
DARE TO LIVE
No caption only contemplation 🙈

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months ago

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BEING AN AFFECTOR
Yesterday- Full Moon day and we sat together in-between our class hours, recited 108 Gayathri Manthra. It's a discipline we are implementing to the children for staying focused and clarity too.
We set a Scale (tanpura strings) to keep us aligned while reciting.
My self-reflection:
1. Not easy being aligned in a group but it's possible
2. Consciously reminding that I am an AFFECTOR
3. In Aloness - I understood Love
4. In Aloness - I understood relationship
5. Able to establish A-B-C

The world is as it is- what am I and what I am becoming / being as …
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by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months ago

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THE LOVE
I doubt if I love to dance…
or if Love is revealing its own existence through the movements in dance.

KANNAMMA - THE LOVE
25 AUGUST 2026
#kannamma #TheLove #natya #LivingInCreation #friendstomankind

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months ago

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HAPPINESS AND DANCE
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWYjUpOjTJy/?igsh=MjBoOGNqZnI4YzQy

South Indian Actress who is 63 and continues dancing. Love
m4marry Second Marry on Instagram: "Is a second chance about rewriting destiny, or simply finding the courage to choose yourself and what truly makes you happy? Only you can define it—so tell us, what would your second sunrise look like? #josalukkas #jo

m4marry Second Marry on Instagram: "Is a second chance about rewriting destiny, or simply finding the courage to choose yourself and what truly makes you happy? Only you can define it—so tell us, what would your second sunrise look like? #josalukkas #jo

5,954 likes, 32 comments - m4marrysecondmarry on March 27, 2026: "Is a second chance about rewriting destiny, or simply finding the courage to choose yourself and what truly makes you happy? Only you can define it—so tell us, what would your second sunrise look like? #josalukkas #josalukkasonline #secondsunrise #sudhamenon #suhasinimaniratnam".

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months ago

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FRIENDS
A cute moment in dance class yesterday...small fights..and the advice was, don't disturb and hurt each other. Be friends and dance together.... the hug & kiss is a must at the end of class...Lakshika and Krishanya
Both stole something from me❤️

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months ago

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ANKLETS💃
ANKLETS💃
One, during class with dance master
Another, preparation before meeting the Master.

KANNAMMA - The Love
25th August 2026

#with-in #with-out #discipline #kannammathelove #livingincreation #friendstomankind #effector

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months ago

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GETARAN JIWA.....
Simple lyrics, deep emotions, silent storytelling.
Getaran Jiwa.

Original Composer: Tan Sri P. Ramlee
Voice: Abishekappriyan
#Abhinaya #GetaranJiwa #DanceEmotion #Bharatanatyam #ArtExpression #DanceLife #kannammathelove

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months, 1 week ago

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Happening Now
Happening Now
Celebrating the efforts of young talents❤️
https://www.youtube.com/live/jn88xcEFGxI?si=hkcYtUAmxsBrZkvk

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• 2 months, 1 week ago

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The creation continues.....
The creation continues.....
The creation continues.....
The creation continues.....
In 2019, when I was shifting to a new centre, I was introduced to Brother Subra for renovation. When he asked me, what's my plan, I said, I just want more young minds to walk in, sing dance, medidate and celebrate...and he created a wonderful environment and told me, let the children have the richness. And yes...it's happening, he also did a moveable stage for the center for the children to sit on heights while performing. It didn't stop there, today he is planning and making my home interior, where my hubby, kids and I are eagerly waiting to move …
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by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months, 1 week ago

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LEARN, PRACTICE AND DISCIPLINE
Tried a challenge in class. This lesson is in a zigzag pattern and a tougue twister too, our friend got it- in 6 days of practice.😃 Pravya - 7 yrs old.

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months, 1 week ago

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CELEBRATING EFFORTS❤️🔥🎉
CELEBRATING EFFORTS❤️🔥🎉
Our Monthly Showcase is Happening tomorrow on 29th March at 10am. Venue: Bandar Mahkota Cheras. Join us to witness the efforts of these young talents since the age of 6 years old. Just drop a text message to 018-2954070 to confirm your attendance.
#celebratingefforts #friendstomankind #thelove #artsandculture #musicanddance

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months, 1 week ago

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21 days Challenge
21 days Challenge
I started a challenge since last Monday (23rd March), waking up at 4am😃. Just to do my own work - Reading, Yoga, reflection, Music and Dance. Only today I was able to be up at 4am🙈. The last 6 days, I was able to see where and how I failed to meet the work I intended to do. It's not about an external force, but the discipline I failed to uphold, Unpreparedness, Distraction..etc. Being able to see where I lacked for the past 6 days was also an awakening for me. Glad that I am up today at 4am. With …
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by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months, 1 week ago

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🙏🏻
🙏🏻

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months, 1 week ago

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ADAVU AND TRENDING MUSIC
Celebrated with a cover dance after an hour of class

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months, 1 week ago

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Age is just a number
Age is just a number
Meet Lalitha, she is 60. Decided to take up Bharathanatyam lesson. I am just sharing with her what I have learned and she shows up every week. Yesterday, made her to stand in front and said she is the only reference for her to get an adavu rite. And she made it. She went back with a big smile. Now what has taken place?. More than she is learning, I am inspired with her dedication, discipline and the courage to do what she loves. She works as a Security and she works 9 hours a day, to meet her commitments …
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by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months, 1 week ago

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SELAMAT HARI RAYA
A celebration with Trending Dance - Aura 10/10😍

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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DANCE TO EXPRESS
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVzNoFQkeVQ/?igsh=OW9ydHYzZmZta3cx
Erica | Dance Movement Psychotherapist | Author on Instagram: "Somewhere along the way, dance got reduced to stages, studios, and performances. But long before choreography, auditions, and technique… movement was how humans communicated emotion, communit

Erica | Dance Movement Psychotherapist | Author on Instagram: "Somewhere along the way, dance got reduced to stages, studios, and performances. But long before choreography, auditions, and technique… movement was how humans communicated emotion, communit

276 likes, 14 comments - the.therapist.who.moves.you on March 12, 2026: "Somewhere along the way, dance got reduced to stages, studios, and performances. But long before choreography, auditions, and technique… movement was how humans communicated emotion, community, grief, celebration, and survival. Dance wasn’t meant to be watched. It was meant to be done. The body has always known how to speak. The real question is whether we’re still listening and if we will have the courage to dance even when no one is watching. #dancepsychology #somaticmovement #embodiedhealing #danceislanguage #creativeartstherapy".

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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RESTING ❤️
RESTING ❤️
My daughter said, she is manifesting more children to be here to meditate, dance and celebrate.❤️

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Dhak Dhak in you and me
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVc729yDLFE/?igsh=aG81MjVtb3ozbW53
#friendstomankind
@the_indian_stallion on Instagram: "The kids who asked him this were still just children. Which makes me wonder… Who taught them to divide people so early? Who planted these questions in their minds? What kind of environment they living in at such young a

@the_indian_stallion on Instagram: "The kids who asked him this were still just children. Which makes me wonder… Who taught them to divide people so early? Who planted these questions in their minds? What kind of environment they living in at such young a

386K likes, 11K comments - the_indian_stallion on March 3, 2026: "The kids who asked him this were still just children. Which makes me wonder… Who taught them to divide people so early? Who planted these questions in their minds? What kind of environment they living in at such young age ? How it the upbringing being leaded ? Children don’t see religion. Children are not born dividing people. They are born seeing hearts, smiles, and friends. If we’re not careful, the hate we normalize today will become the world they inherit tomorrow. Any path that truly leads to God cannot take you away from humanity. Because the closer you get to God, the kinder you become to people. #theindianstallion #humanityfirst #fathersongoals #parentingwithpurpose #respectforall".

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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KANNAMMA - SIX RITES TO THE LOVE
With Master's blessings we presented Natya - Kannamma - The Embodiment of 6 Rites in the year 2020....from Jayam to The Love. In delight to have an opportunity to read Master's ebook - The Love. Something huge to show in a Natya concept- working on it. Trusting the process...stay tuned :)

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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WHAT DANCE HAS GIVEN ME!!!
WHAT DANCE HAS GIVEN ME!!!
MASTERY!!! From a little girl who started dancing, and as a woman now, helping the young children the techniques of mastery in dance. A growth which took place naturally...in Love
#bharathanaatyam #indianartsandculture #livingincreation #kannammathelove #friendstomankind

by Devi Letchmanan

• 2 months, 4 weeks ago

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WHERE THERE IS LOVE, LIFE BEGINS
WHERE THERE IS LOVE, LIFE BEGINS
When words fall silent, rhythm teaches. In every step and note, love becomes the lesson.

by Devi Letchmanan

• 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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