At the Feet of The Mother
Music and Performances
Music and Dance Performances, Related to the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, Ashram and Auroville. To listen off-line, download most of audio tracks in MP3 from the ZIP ARCHIVE
Purulia Chhau dance performance by Sri Tara Pada Rajak and Group at Bharat Nivas, Auroville, on August 11, 2012. Video production by Manohar.
Devotional chanting and rotating dance, Dervish style, of Parvathy Baul, dancer, singer and storyteller from Bengal.
A video clip from her performance in Auroville in 2011, produced by Manohar (PART 2).
Devotional chanting and rotating dance, Dervish style, of Parvathy Baul, dancer, singer and storyteller from Bengal.
A video clip from her performance in Auroville in 2011, produced by Manohar.
Light Mandala and meditation at the Tibetan Pavilion, Auroville, on 31 December 2001. Camera and realization by Olivier Barot.
An interactive performance that gets its roots in the ancient practice of Kararipattu in Tamil Nadu.
Artistic direction: Philippe Pelen Baldini and Thierry Moucazambo.
An interpretation of traditional Odissi repertoire by Kanchana's dance group. Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas, Auroville, January 04, 2017.
Om Gananam Tva Ganapatim chant is a variation of the Vedic Samhitah. From ancient times, Vedic mantras were passed down orally and were retained purely by memory. The Vedic Seers evolved complex tonal and rhythmical sequences that were inspired and designed to transform the being through deep concentration.
An installation by Gopika Dahanukar. "In our digitally powered world, our minds are easily distracted as we constantly examine the past or anticipate the future. The practice of being in the now by calming the mind can help cultivate mindfulness and clarity, insight and understanding."
Celebrating Auroville's 40th anniversary. Live concert at the Matrimandir Amphitheater. A film by Doris and Francis, Auroville 2008.
Shri Krishna bhajan, recorded by Nadaka & Gopika inside the Husain-Doshi ni Gufa, Ahmedabad.
"he natha narayana vasudeva
shri krishna govinda hare murare"
A short introduction to what is a Mantra, filmed in Auroville, India, in 2012. Gopika offers a reflection on the significance of Vedic Mantra. Nadaka & Gopika sing the Gayatri mantra, an ancient hymn to the Sun.
Video clip made on music from the 7th track of the CD "SURYA - Chants of Light" by Nadaka & Gopika
Photography by Giorgio. Film production by Basile Vignes. Auroville, INDIA 2012.
A video clip with Nadaka and Gopika, performing a song about Krishna and the gardens of Vrindavan.
A film by Basile Vignes, Auroville 2008. In Sanskrit Shantakaram " the embodiment of peace" This ancient Vedic Mantra taken from the Upanishads is an invocation to Vishnu who represents the omnipresent consciousness supporting our universe.
Nadaka and Gopika perform one of the Peace Mantras, a Vedic era Sanskrit text from the Taittiriya Upanishad.
A beautiful concert of sacred hymns, chants and devotional songs, recorded at the Cultural Integration Fellowship in San Francisco, California, in May 1977, almost exactly 40 years ago. Music was performed by Vasanti Rao, then - secretary of Madhav P Pandit, who often accompanied him on lecture tours.
Hindustani Classical Vocal Music by Smt. Shreemayee Kar
with Vishnu Ch. Panda on harmonium, Uttam on tabla and Luminaura on tanpura