Chapter 19: Narrative, Music, and Dance in the Hindu Traditions Music 1 year old Smriti tries her hand at the tabla Sri Tukaram Ganapathi sings the Abhangs of Marathi saints in Ocala, FL. April, 2003. Sri Lalgudi Krishnan plays the violin in a concert held in Gainesville, FL. April, 2001. Dance Smt. Tara Bikkasani shows the facial expressions of a woman waiting for her beloved and angry with him. Bharata Natya dance, c.1999. Gainesville, FL. Smt. Tara Bikkasani shows the facial expressions of a woman waiting for her beloved and angry with him. Bharata Natya dance, c.1999. Gainesville, FL. Kavita Rajasekhar does a Bharata Natyam dance in an international festival, Gainesville, FL. March, 2002 Smt. Sasikala, noted kuchipudi dancer, teaches at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta, c.1998. See also Garbha dancing (Chapter 16).