Wednesday, March 23, 2011

List of 64 Kalas(Kalayen) - Arts

List of  64 Kalas (Arts)(Kalayen)

64 Kalas - Arts
Sr. No.
Art (Kala)
1
Singing
2
Instrumentalmusic
3
Dancing
4
Painting
5
Forehead adornments
6
Making decorative floral and grain designs on the floor
7
Home and temple flower arranging
8
Personal grooming
9
Mosaic tiling
10
Bedroom arrangements
11
Creating music with water
12
Splashing and squirting with water
13
Secret mantras
14
Making flower garlands
15
Head adornments
16
Dressing
17
Costume decorations
18
Perfumery
19
Jewellery making
20
Magic and illusions
21
Ointments for charm and virility
22
Manual dexterity
23
Skills of cooking, eating and drinking
24
Beverage and dessert preparation
25
Sewing(making and mending garments)
26
Embroidery
27
Playing veena and drums
28
Riddles and rhymes
29
Poetry and games
30
Tongue-twisters and difficult recitations
31
Literary recitation
32
Drama and story telling
33
Verse composition game
34
Furniture caning
35
Sexual arts
36
Crafting wooden furniture
37
Architecture and house construction
38
Distinguishing between ordinary and precious stones and metals
39
Metal-working
40
Gems and mining
41
Gardening and horticulture
42
Games involving animals
43
Training parrots and mynas to speak
44
Hair dressing
45
Coding messages
46
Speaking in code
47
Knowledge of foreign languages and dialects
48
Making flower carriages
49
Spells, charms and omens
50
Making simple mechanical devices
51
Memory training
52
Game of reciting verses from hearing
53
Decoding messages
54
Meaning of words
55
Dictionary studies
56
Prosody and rhetoric
57
Impersonation
58
Artful dressing
59
Games of dice
60
The game of 'akarsha'(a dice game played on a board)
61
Making dolls and toys for children
62
Personal etiquette and animal training
63
Knowledge of dharmic warfare and victory
64
Physical culture

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