Kutrala Kuravanji

This is a folksy number depicting the store telling of a gypsy. As is their characteristic, they roam about from place to place. Gypsies in India also read fortunes. They carry parrots that pick out tarot-like cards and use their fortune telling stick to read hands. This dance portrays the kurathi (gypsy) pining for, Kutralam, the place she hails from and describing its beauty - the greenery of the forests, the sweetness of the fruits, the fertile lands, the fragrance of the flowers and the nectar like water. This is a solo performed by Manasi.