Yuva Bharati – 2020 Panchamam Jan 26th, 2020 at Mission Center for Performing Arts, Santa Clara, CA Panchamam

The number 5 has great significance in most religions. More so in . Yuva Bharati will be hosting Kalpana 2020 on January 26, 2019 called Panchamam that pivots on the significance of number 5.

God Siva has 5 faces. Siva Panchakshari has 5 syllables. Siva Panchakshari stotram has 5 versus which start with the 5 letters of the Panchakshari “Namah Shivaya”. Panchakshari is similar to Siva panchakshari. Being an incarnation of Siva, is also worshipped as Panchamukha Hanuman. Pancha Bhootas refers to 5 elements that the universe comprises of and are referred in most Hindu scriptures. There are krithis in praise Pancha Bhoota Stala Temples. Panchali and Pancha Pandavas is yet another thought that comes to mind when we refer to number 5.

We would like the dancers to start thinking in these lines and send us proposal for participation. Here are some ideas for the topic. We request you to explore further and not be confined by the list below.

1. Panchanana – Siva has 5 faces 2. Panchakshari – Namashivaya 3. Panchakshari – 4. Pancha Bhootas 5. Panchali – Draupadi with 5 husbands 6. Panch Pandavas 7. Pancha Bhoota sthala keertanas 8. Pancha Lingas 9. Panchami - is associated with Goddess 10. Ghana Raaga panchakam – Collection of 5 ragas Nata, Gowla, Arabhi, Varali and Sri 11. Panch Mukhi Hanuman 12. Pancha Kanya – Ahalya, Draupadi, or Kunti, Tara and Mandodari 13. Pancheshu - Manmadha god of love carries 5 arrows (corresponding to 5 senses) with which he pierces the hearts of lovers 14. Panchendriyas – Five Senses (touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing) 15. Pancha Pranas : Five breaths of life Prana, Apana, Vyana, Udana, Samana 16. Any piece highlighting the number 5 17. Pentagon formation 18. Khanda Nadai 19. Panch nadeeswara Temple : Temple of Lord Shiva with 5 prakarams 20. Pancha Ganga Temple, Mahabaleswar

Yuva Bharati – Kalpana 2020 Panchamam Jan 26th, 2020 at Mission Center for Performing Arts, Santa Clara, CA 21. Pancha Prayag : The five prayags - prayag meaning "place of confluence of rivers" in – they are , , , and 22. Manisha Panchakam 23. Lalitha Pancharatnam 24. Kasi Panchakam 25. Narasimha Pancharatnam 26. Mathruka Panchakam – 5 verses of in praise of Mother

Registration Rules:

- Review the 2020 Kalpana theme - Please ensure you have good quality, pure classical recorded music - Group to contain a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 participants - First team to register a song is allotted that song - Yuva Bharati will inform the selected groups for performance by Oct 30th

By September 30th, Yuva Bharati should receive the following –

Actual Item Song Name Raaga Thala Composer Number of dancers in the group Group Lead and Email contact

Item Performance should not exceed 10 mins (+1 min max for Description announcement)