Salangai Pooja
Tamil
The ceremony at which a student first receives ankle bells.
CostumeBharatanatyam
Meaning
Salangai pooja marks a student's readiness to wear the bells. The salangai are placed before the deity and the guru, blessed, and tied on for the first time. It is a threshold in a dancer's training and often the first occasion family are invited to watch.
Also written: ghungroo bandhan, salangai poojai