yet to complete

yet to complete, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

this man is preparing for kathakali, a classical dance of Kerala.

white lining

white lining, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

this man will be dressed up as a women, Yasoda - the step mother of Sri Krishna.

last touches

last touches, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

this man will be playing the role of Devaki, the mother of Sri Krishna.

aaaaaa

aaaaaa, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

they do the make up themselves. .

dressing up

dressing up, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

colorful constumes

dhim tha na dhim

dhim tha na dhim, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

step by step

behind the scene

behind the scene, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

kunjalam

kunjalam, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

this is for the rist

ornaments

ornaments, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

green lining

green lining, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

then he starts applying paint by himself.

make up

make up, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

this is Sri Krishna in preparation. in the beginning he needs the help of another to put the white paper as beard. it is fixed on the chin with the paste of rice powder.

without head gear

without head gear, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

without head gear

painting (chutti kuthal) is finished.

ok?

ok?, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

ok?

he is looking at the mirror

out of frame

out of frame, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

i had a hard time in getting these shots when they were doing their final touch ups. they were not posing for me. actually they were in a rush to run to the stage.

look staright

look staright, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

these shots are taken from above the shoulder of the artist.

look up

look up, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

i enjoyed these fames. focusing on the mirror and shooting at it. i felt like laughing. i don't know why.

touch up

touch up, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

every thing has to be perfect. even if others wont notice, you know that you have not done your best.

full frame

full frame, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

unless you see the previous 3 pics its hard to say that its a reflection in a mirror.

look there

look there, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

making sure that the head gears wont fall of during the 3 hour play.

the starting

the starting, originally uploaded by dhyanji.

this is the story of sri krishna, devaki and yasoda.
devaki is sri krishna's mother and yasoda is his step mother.
actually this story is not there in the purana. but improvised according to the artist's imagination without contradicting the original story, at the same time trying to highlight the value of motherhood. it was a very touching performance. gudos to all the artists.