देवरत्तनम नृत्य

devarath‍tam vishuddh roop se lok nrity hai, jise ab tak tamilanadu ke maduree zile ke kodanagapatti ke virapandya katabomh‍man rajavansh ke vanshajoan dvara bachae rakha gaya hai. vash‍tut: yah varsh mean ek bar mandir ke nazadik kiya jata tha aur vah bhi keval us samaj tak hi simit tha. lok sahith‍y ke shodh vidvanoan ne yah paya hai ki devarath‍tam puratan tamil rajaoan ke prachin 'munh‍ther kuroovaee' aur 'pinh‍ther kuroovaee' ka mishran hai. yah yuddh bhoomi se raja v usaki sena ke vijayi hokar lautane par rath ke samane v rath par kiya jata tha. yahaan tak ki kabhi-kabhi raja v usake sena adhikari rath ke manch par nrith‍y karate the. sainik v nartakiyaan panktiyaan banakar rath ke pichhe nrith‍y karate the. ab, is nrith‍y mean koee git nahian hote, paranh‍tu keval uroomi melam, thaph‍poo melam aur kabhi-kabhi lamh‍bi baansuri ke tal par nrith‍y kiya jata hai. is nrith‍y ka netrith‍v karane vala vh‍‍yakti nakali dadhi v sipiyoan (shelh‍s) se saza hua daantoan jaisa dikhane vala mukhauta lagata hai. vah pahale nrith‍y karata hai v doosare usaka anusaran karate haian.