27 & 28 September 2024 – TEATER KLASIK INDIA: “AYYAPPA”

Ayyappa adalah dewa Hindu yang terkenal dan dipuja di Selatan India. Dewa Ayyappa dipercayai dilahirkan hasil penyatuan antara Dewa Shiva dan Mohini yang dianggap sebagai avatar Dewa Vishnu. Disebabkan itu, Ayyappa juga dikenali sebagai 'Hariharan Puthiran' atau 'Hariharputhra', yang bermaksud 'anak' atau Vishnu dan 'Haran' atau Shiva. Legenda mengatakan bahawa apabila Shiva dan Mohini meninggalkan Ayappa ketika masih bayi di sungai Pampa, Raja Rajashekhara dari Pandalam yang tidak mempunyai anak telah menemui bayi tersebut dan mengambilnya sebagai anak angkat.

Kisah legenda asal usul Dewa Ayyappa yang terdapat pada Puranas atau buku-buku kuno sangat menarik. Di dalam persembahan ini, olahan cerita seterusnya memaparkan bagaimana proses pembesarannya dan konflik di istana telah mencorak tingkah laku serta pemikiran beliau terhadap kehidupan. 

September 27 & 28, 2024 - INDIAN CLASSICAL THEATER: "AYYAPPA"

Lord Ayyappa is a renowned Hindu deity revered in South India. He is believed to have been born of the union between Lord Shiva and Mohini, an avatar of Lord Vishnu. Hence, Ayyappa is also known as 'Hariharan Puthiran' or 'Hariharputhra', meaning the 'son' of Hari (Vishnu) and Haran (Shiva). According to legend, when Shiva and Mohini abandoned the infant Ayyappa on the banks of the Pampa River, King Rajasekhara of Pandalam, who was childless, discovered the baby and adopted him as his own son.

The origin myth of Lord Ayyappa found in the Puranas or ancient scriptures is truly captivating. This performance adapts the legendary tale to depict how Ayyappa's upbringing and palace intrigues shaped his personality and philosophy towards life.

- Pertubuhan Kesenian & Kebudayaan Sri Rathakrishanan Music & Arts Center