Portuguese Dance from Melaka

A group of dancers performing a Portuguese Dance popularized by the Portuguese in Melaka. This dance was performed at the Wesak International Cultural Night concert that was held at Brickfields Maha Vihara.

My World Tuesday - Odissi Classical Dance

For the first time, I saw the performance of the well-known Odissi Classical Indian Dance originated from the province of Orissa, India.

I love everything about the Odissi dance. From the elaborate costumes & headdress of the dancers to the eye movements, stamping of the feet to the beat of the music, sound of the bells on the anklet, elegant postures and hand gestures (known as mudras) of the dancers.

Take note of the poses of the dancers. It is said that the poses in an Odissi dance is more contorted than other classical Indian dance. The dance was so fascinating! My eyes were glued to the performance at all time!

If you have never get the chance to catch an Odissi Classical Dance, below is a video featuring Malaysia's well-known classical Indian dancer, Ramli Ibrahim (in red pants). This is a breathtaking performance!

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Traditional Malay Dance

These beautifully attired dancers who are from the Melaka Cultural Performing Troupe performed at the Wesak International Cultural Nite at Brickfields Buddhist Maha Vihara.

Aren't their costumes beautiful?

Jalan Tun Sambathan

It's on Wesak eve and I had an outing with my community forum's photographers to photograph Brickfields Buddhist Vihara on Wesak eve. We were meeting up at the coffee shop next to KL Monorail station in Brickfields. While waiting for the traffics to turn green at Jalan Tun Sambathan, I quickly took out my camera to shoot the photos of people waiting for buses. As it was a Friday evening and rush hour has just started, there were many people waiting for buses there.

Brickfields is also known as the Little India of Kuala Lumpur. You can see the Tamil Nesan (an Indian newspaper) office with its signage written in Tamil and also English. You can also see the bus with an advertisement promoting a rather new radio station, Fly FM 95.8.

This is a very interesting place to go for photo outing!

Wesak Crowd at Brickfields Vihara

This is a scene of the crowd outside the Asoka Hall at Brickfields Vihara on Wesak eve.