A Cheriyal scroll of living culture · Hyderabad

Rasa Kootami

Name: Rasa Kootami — Edition III: Sampradaya
Start: 2026-07-11T16:00:00+05:30
Location: Sampradaya Vedika, Shilparamam

రస కూటమి

“The rasa lives in you — we just bring it out.”

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11Jul 2026

Edition III · “Sampradaya”

Immerse in the vibrant world of art & craft

Sampradaya Vedika, Shilparamam, Hi-Tech City, Hyderabad · Doors 4:00 PM

The drum sounds in

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పటం ౦౧ · The Name

What “Rasa Kootami” means

Two words, two tongues — one idea, painted on one cloth.

రస

Rasa · रस · Sanskrit

essence · juice · flavour

In the classical theory of art, rasa is the emotional essence a performance distills — the aesthetic “taste” it leaves in you. The Natyashastra counts nine: love, wonder, courage, joy, and more.

కూటమి

Kootami · Telugu

an alliance · a gathering

A kootami is a coming-together — a collective bound by shared purpose. Here, that purpose is the living culture of Telangana.

Together — an alliance of essence: a gathering where the aesthetic spirit of Telangana is summoned, shared, and set loose.

పటం ౦౨ · The Nine Essences

The Navarasa — nine tastes of art

The Natyashastra says every performance distills one of nine essences. We named ourselves after them.

శృంగారం

Shringara · love

Beauty, longing, the beloved — the king of rasas.

హాస్యం

Hasya · laughter

Mirth and mischief — the clown, the wink, the joy.

కరుణ

Karuna · compassion

Sorrow that softens — grief turned to grace.

రౌద్రం

Raudra · fury

The blazing eye — anger of gods and warriors.

వీరం

Veera · courage

The Perini pulse — valour before the battle drum.

భయానకం

Bhayanaka · fear

The shiver in the dark — night tales and spirits.

భీభత్సం

Bibhatsa · disgust

The recoil — art that unsettles to awaken.

అద్భుతం

Adbhuta · wonder

The gasp — marvel at what hands can make.

శాంతం

Shanta · peace

Stillness after the storm — the ninth, the deepest.

Every edition asks one question — which rasa will you carry home?

పటం ౦౩ · Why We Gather

A continuing celebration of Telangana

Not a one-night show — a scroll that keeps unrolling, edition after edition.

Kootami means an alliance — a coming-together. We bring artists, makers, performers and audiences into one space so that the soul of Telangana is not just preserved, but felt.

From the Kakatiya warrior dance to string puppetry, from storyteller scrolls to handloom, every edition paints a new panel of our heritage — amplified for a new generation, staged for the world.

Whether you are an artist, a collector, a creator, a photographer, or simply someone who loves a beautiful story — this is where you will want to be.

Explore the artforms

Ornate Telangana string puppets (Bommalata) in jewelled costumes

Bommalata · బొమ్మలాట

పటం ౦౪ · The Living Gallery

Windows into the culture

Each gathering paints traditions alive — seeing creativity from different angles.

Chekka Bommalata

చెక్క బొమ్మలాట

Wooden rod puppetry — jewelled marionettes that bring myth and folk tale to life. Opens Edition III.

Heritage form

Traditional Indian mudgar / gada mace-swinging exercise

Mudgar Warrior Flow

ముద్గర వీర ప్రవాహం

Mace-swinging strength tradition of the akhada — discipline built into rhythm.

Living tradition

Gangireddu Aata

గంగిరెద్దుల ఆట

The decorated dancing bull, led door to door with the shehnai's call — a Telangana harvest tradition, still alive.

Oggu Katha

ఒగ్గు కథ

Ballad-singing of the Oggu priests — tales of Mallanna and Beerappa, drum and voice as one.

Bharatanatyam

భరతనాట్యం

Classical dance of rhythm, mudra and devotion — story told through the body.

Yakshaganam

యక్షగానం

Epic folk theatre — painted faces, music and myth performed through the night.

From our stage

Kalaripayattu

కలరిపయట్టు

One of the oldest martial arts — discipline, flow and breathtaking control.

Singidi Collective

Handloom & Ikat

చేనేత

Telia Rumal, Pochampally ikat and khadi — heritage woven thread by thread, worn today by Singidi Collective.

Handcrafted Art

హస్తకళలు

Cheriyal masks and painted dolls — live makers and artisans, the imperfect beauty machines can't replicate.

పటం ౦౫ · The Beat So Far

The dappu speaks

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Artists & makers

Telangana, amplified

డప్పు కొట్టు · tap a drum — let it speak

పటం ౦౬ · 11 July, Hour by Hour

How the day unrolls

The real running order — six movements, one evening, one stage.