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In a first-of-its-kind indigenous encounter, a Maori kapa haka delegation from Aotearoa, New Zealand performed the haka (dance) astatine the Medaram Sammakka-Saralamma tribal shrine successful Mulugu district, portion section Koya tribal taste teams besides held their regular performances.
The historical performance, coinciding with the 77th Republic Day, added profound symbolic value to the celebrations, highlighting the shared traditions of resilience, honour and ancestral pride, though the 2 countries are separated by geography.
Minister Seethakka performing with Maori kapa haka delegation from New Zealand astatine the Medaram Sammakka-Saralamma tribal shrine connected Monday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement
A accepted Maori ceremonial performance, kapa haka (group dance), is simply a rhythmic and almighty chant-and-movement series that expresses identity, unity and heavy taste heritage. It is usually performed connected occasions of welcome, farewell, battle, solemnisation and protest, and is said to beryllium a surviving embodiment of the Maori spirit, according to the organisers.
Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Danasari Anasuya Seethakka joined the haka performers, dancing alongside them and drafting applause from the gathered devotees.
Addressing the gathering, the Minister, who hails from the Koya tribal community, observed that tribal cultures transcend nationalist boundaries and linguistic barriers. “Tribals crossed the satellite unrecorded successful harmony with forests and nature. Our lifestyles, beliefs and philosophies bespeak a shared worldview,” she said, emphasising the universality of indigenous traditions.
Following the performance, the Maori delegation was taken for darshan of the tribal deities, wherever Minister Seethakka personally explained the history, mythology and value of the Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara, which commemorates tribal resistance, ecological reverence and societal justice.
In a motion of communal honour, the Minister presented the tribal representatives with accepted bangaram (jaggery) offerings symbolising respect and spiritual reciprocity.
Charu Das, Founder and Director of the CD Foundation, said that this unprecedented speech was made imaginable with the enactment of State Tribal Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar, Tourism and Culture Minister Jupally Krishna Rao and diplomatic assistance from the High Commission of India successful Wellington and the Consulate General of India successful Auckland. She added that they organise specified events to beforehand commercialized and taste collaboration with spouse countries successful relation with respective embassies.
District Collector T. S. Divakara, SP Sudhir R. Kekan and different officials were contiguous astatine the event.
