Passion and patriotism united around 1250 Indian women in the UAE to present a mammoth performance of a traditional dance form from Kerala in Dubai on Friday. A total of 1248 women, majority of them hailing from the south Indian state, presented the mega-Thiruvathira dance at the Etisalat Academy. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00PASSION AND PATRIOTISM UNITED AROUND 1,250 INDIAN WOMEN IN THE UAE ON FRIDAY AT THE ATTISALA
00:17ACADEMY IN MUHAJIZNA, AS THEY GATHERED TO PRESENT A MEGA THIRA VITHIRA PERFORMANCE,
00:21A TRADITIONAL DANCE FROM KERALA. THEIR PERFORMANCE WAS PART OF A CARNIVAL NAMED PURAM DUBAI 2017,
00:26AN EVENT REPLICATING THE MINI VERSION OF THREE SUH PARAM, THE MOST FAMOUS CULTURAL FESTIVAL
00:31OF KERALA. THE LADIES PRACTICED AT THEIR HOMES, PARKS AND OTHER VENUES ACROSS THE UAE FOR
00:35TWO MONTHS TO MASTER THE SYNCHRONIZATION OF THE DANCE. IN THE END, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND
00:39ALL-WOMEN PERFORMANCE IN DUBAI LASTED FOR 15 MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS TO THE AWE AND APPRECIATION
00:44OF THE CROWD ON HAND. THE UNIFORMITY OF THEIR OUTFITS, JEWELLERY AND HAIRSTYLE ADDED TO
00:49THE VISUAL APPEAL OF THE WHOLE PERFORMANCE, CHOREOGRAPHED BY MALAYALAM ACTRESS AND DANCER
00:53ASHA SHARATH. THE PURAM DUBAI CARNIVAL ALSO FEATURED A GRAND PERCUSSION PERFORMANCE BY
00:58TRADITIONAL DRUMMERS FLOWN IN FROM KERALA, AND KUDUMAATAM, THE CHANGING OF THE TRADITIONAL
01:04ORNATE PARASOLS BY MAHOUTS, SITTING ATOP ELEPHANTS FOR WHICH FIVE LIFE-SIZE ELEPHANT REPLICAS
01:09WERE ARRANGED. LOGAN FISH FOR GULF NEWS.