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Silambam Performance at Linga Bhairavi Temple for Navratri

Vidhya Peetham i-School / 19 October 2026 / 2 minute read

Middle school students from Vidhya Peetham i-School presented a Silambam performance at Linga Bhairavi Temple on 19 October 2026. The performance was a special offering to Devi during Navratri. It was also a way for our students to celebrate Tamil Nadu's cultural heritage through a traditional art form.

02Silambam performance: students in black and red spin star-shaped frames as torches burn and an audience watches

03Families sit on the grass watching the performance, some clapping

The Silambam performance

Silambam is a traditional martial art of Tamil Nadu, practised with a staff and other implements. For this offering, the students performed in black outfits with red sashes on an open lawn lit by floodlights. Families and visitors sat on the grass around the performance area to watch.

The photographs from the evening show the range of routines the students presented. Some spun large star-shaped and circular frames in orange and bright colours. Others swung sticks trailing orange ribbons, held deep lunging stances with long spears, or twirled staffs with flames at both ends. A group of girls performed with ropes ending in weighted tassels, and two students demonstrated a sequence with crossed sticks.

04Students in black with red sashes hold long spears in deep lunging stances on the grass

05Three performers spin large multicoloured circular frames on a lawn as an audience watches

06Students swing sticks trailing orange ribbons on a floodlit lawn among palm trees

Devotion, discipline and tradition

The school described the Silambam performance as one that reflected devotion, discipline and tradition. Routines like these ask students to keep their timing and spacing as a group and to handle their implements with care. The evening gave them a chance to share that work as part of the Navratri celebrations.

For the families who came to watch, it was an opportunity to see a part of Tamil Nadu's heritage carried forward by children. The performers also gathered on the lawn for a group photograph.

We thank the students for their effort, and the families who came along to watch and support them.

07Students twirl staffs with flames at both ends as smoke rises and an audience looks on

08Students in black with red sashes move across the lawn holding spears and short swords

09Boys kneel and swing sticks with long orange ribbons on the grass at night

10Four students spin large white, blue, pink and orange star-shaped frames on a floodlit lawn at night

11Four girls perform with long ropes ending in weighted orange tassels on a floodlit lawn

12Two students in black with red sashes cross wooden sticks during a sparring sequence

13Group photograph of the performers in black outfits with red sashes, seated and standing on the grass

Life Skills · Middle · Primary

Silambam Performance at Linga Bhairavi Temple for Navratri

The Silambam performance

Devotion, discipline and tradition

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