Ritualinis šokis kaip religinių apeigų forma: Bharata Natyam atvejis

The article focuses on the nature of the Bharata Natyam style of classical Indian dance as the form of worship, analyzing its relation with the environment of a Hindu temple. Linear parallels are drawn between the traditional repertoire of the Bharata Nat.yam recital and the process of going to the temple. The ontological relation between the dance and the temple as well as the link between the internal space of the dance and that of the temple are also analyzed