What is the name of the rain goddess praised in a Tamil folk dance during Isha Gramotsavam?
Isha Gramotsavam Isha Gramotsavam is a cultural festival held in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The festival features several aspects of traditional Tamil culture, and is conducted every year by the Indian non-profit Isha Foundation. In past years, venues have featured rural food festivals with traditional food items, rural cultural shows featuring Tamil folk dances such as Karakattam, Oyilattam and Thapattam, and handicrafts from various regions of Tamil Nadu. Additionally, the festivals also feature games and sports. The multi-sport event is sometimes promoted under the title of the "Rural Olympics."
Gayatri Gayatri (Sanskrit: "gāyatrī ") is the feminine form of "gāyatra ", a Sanskrit word for a song or a hymn, having a Vedic meter of three "pada"s, or lines, of eight syllables. In particular, it refers to the Gayatri Mantra and the Goddess Gāyatrī as that mantra personified.