Boom Boom Mattukkarans: Curse Myths tale
Last January, my post on "Boom Boom Mattukarans-Gangireddu" received good viewers all through the world going through and is placed as one of the popular posts. “Boom Boom Mattukaran or Gangireddu” as they are popularly known in South India, especially in the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. Boom Boom Mattukaran or Gangireddu- “the bull’s play” is a very popular form of dance. Quite common to watch in rural areas and of course in nowadays in urban areas like Hyderabad (question of survival) it is a common site in every village. This is perhaps one of the very few rural entertainments that have survived through times. A bull, that is decorated with multicoloured cloths and ornaments moves from one house to the other led by its master who plays the 'Nadaswaram' or the “Sahanayi” during Pongal-Sankranti festival to Dusshera festival for a period of 6-8 months in a year. Bulls are trained to dance or perform acrobatics to entertain the crow...