To understand one of the ancient Aradhana nrityas, Perini Sivatandavam, one needs to first go to or know about Ramappa Temple, the text Nritta Ratnavali by Jayapa Senani and Dr. Nataraja Ramakrishna, who revived the art in 20th century.
Perini Sivatandavam is said to have been in practice / performed for over 1000 years and the peak of it can be traced to the golden period of Kakatiya dynasty (11th century) who are also credited to have brought Telugu speaking people under one aegis while laying emphasis on dance and culture.
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