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SIGNIFICANCE OF NUMBER 5
booklet compiled by Lalitha Venkat for Anita Ratnam (Artistic Director, Arangham Dance Theatre)
Source: Internet

The Sangeet Natak Akademi of New Delhi celebrated the National Festival of Numbers Natya Sankhya Utsav with a dance festival showcasing the significance of numbers and numerology with a performance for all numbers from 10 to 0 where each number was performed by a renowned dance performer. This festival was conceived by Padma Shri Ananda Shankar Jayant. Dance legends such as Padma Subrahmanyam, Sonal Mansingh, Radha and Raja Reddy and Swapnasundari also participated in the series.

Anita Ratnam performed FRAMING FIVE using her signature movement aesthetic named NEO BHARATAM where voice, movement and text mingle. The number 5 stands as a mystical and significant number for many cultures across the globe such as Hindu, Jewish, Islam, Christian, Sikh and Shinto.  

 SIGNIFICANCE OF NUMBER 5

 SIGNIFICANCE OF NUMBERS AND NUMEROLOGY

 MEDICINE

HINDUISM
 
BUDDHISM

CHRISTIANITY

 ISLAM

TIBET,  CHINA, EGYPT, HEBREW, GRECO-ROMAN, PARSEE
 
PYTHAGOREANS, SOCIETIES,  RELIGION & CULTURE
 
GENERAL