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Agnisakshi is an Indian Kannada language television show that premiered on Colors Kannada. The show received highest TRPs in the history of Kannada television. It came into the foray due some remarkable performances by the lead pair.^[1] Telecast of serial began in Colors Kannada channel and remains the same till date.^[2][3][4]

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Agnisakshi actors are also present and have appeared together in several other shows. In Lakshmi Baramma, Chinnu is Siddarth's initial love interest and Chinnu appears in the first few episodes of the Agnisakshi and the entire cast of Lakshmi Baramma attends Sannidhi & Siddharth's wedding. In the serial Ashwini Nakshatra, Sannidhi portrays the role of JK's sister and finally, the serial Radha Ramana's lead Ramana has a friend which is portrayed by Siddharth of Agnisakshi.

Plot[edit]

Two families are associated with Sannidhi, a kind and gentle person who puts the needs of others ahead of hers and Siddharth, a young easy-going, fun-loving businessman. Their marriage was arranged by Siddhartha's elder sister-in-law, Chandrika, who chose Sannidhi because of her infertility and thereby her inability to produce an heir to inherit the family fortune. As time progresses the two fall in love, and Siddharth's younger brother Akhil and Sannidhi's younger sister, Tanu also begin to like each and hope to get married. However, their dreams along with Sannidhi & Siddharth's marriage will be continuously threatened by Chandrika who due to unknown and mysterious reasons (surrounding her father's death, who in turn had a close relation with Vasudev, Siddharth's father) plans to destroy Siddharth's family with the help of her acquaintances. It is also revealed that Chandrika has an elder sister named Radhika who is the real wife of Gautham, the eldest son of Vasudev. The couple have two twin daughters, Kushi and Ayushi. The story revolves around how Sannidhi uses her will power to protect her family by foiling Chandrika's plans.

Cast[edit]

• Vaishnavi Gowda as Sannidhi, a kind and gentle person who vows to protect her family from Chandrika
• Vijay Suriya as Siddhartha, Sannidhi's husband, Vasudeva's 2nd son an easy-going and fun-loving guy who is unaware of Chandrika's evil nature but understands in later episodes
• Mukhyamantri Chandru as Vasudeva, Gautham, Siddhartha, Akhil and Anjali's father who is unaware of Chandrika's evil nature and his daughter-in-law Radhika and granddaughters Aayushi and Khushi
• Rajesh Dhruva as Akhil, Vasudeva's 3rd son, Siddhartha and Gautham's younger brother who breaks his marriage with Tanu for the sake of Sannidhi but later marries her because of Chandrika
• Aishwarya Salimath as Tanu, Sannidhi's younger sister who wanted to marry Akhil but couldn't as Sannidhi was asked to stop their marriageby Maya but she joins hands with Chandrika and marries him but later realizes her mistakes and helps Sannidhi
• Sukrutha Naag as Anjali, Vasudeva's 4th daughter, Siddhartha, Gautham and Akhil's sister who also comes to know about Chandrika and accompines Sannidhi and Maya in unravelling Radhika's mystery
• Shashank Purushottam as Gautham, Vasudeva's eldest son, real husband of Radhika, father of Aayushi and Khushi who dies saving Aayushi
• Priyanka S. as Chandrika, Radhika's younger sister who avenges her father's death from Vasudeva's family saying she is Gautham's wife hiding Radhika and Khushi from them and separates Aayushi from Khushi and Radhika
• Anusha Rao as Radhika, the eldest daughter-in-law of Vasudeva's family, Gautham's wife, Aayushi and Khushi's mother, Maya and Chandrika's elder sister who is separated from Aayushi and trusts Chandrika
• Ishitha Varsha as Maya, Chandrika and Radhika's younger sister who was first evil and wanted to marry Akhil and stopped his and Tanu's marriage but after knowing that Chandrika has kept Radhika alive, she joins hands with Sannidhi and Anjali and gives up Akhil
• Sampath J.S. as Pradeep, Sannidhi and Tanu's elder brother
• Sithara Thaara as Vaani, Pradeep's wife, Sannidhi and Tanu's sister-in-law who is also a helper of Chandrika
• Chitkala Birada as Sumathi, mother of Sannidhi, Tanu and Pradeep
• R. N. Sudarshan as Swamiji
• Sneha Kappanna as Maid
• Baby Chandana as Aayushi/Radhika/Khushi, who was kidnapped for 7 years by Chandrika and kept away from Khushi and Radhika, she later is taken care by Vasudeva's family and Khushi, a happy-go-lucky girl who lives with Radhika, Gautham's twin daughters. Both also get swapped once but later reunite their families
• Amith Rao as Kishore, Chandrika's boyfriend
• Nagarjun as Kaushik/Tejas, Kishore's younger brother who helps Chandrika to avenge Kishore's deatha by torturing Anjali by tricking her into marrying him but is later arrested

Former characters[edit]

• Rajeshwari Parthasarathy as Chandrika
• Shobha Shetty as Tanu

Guest appearances[edit]

• Kavitha (Kannada serial actress known for her role Chinnu in Lakshmi Baramma serial) as Chinnu, Siddharth's love interest
• Jayaram Karthik as JK, Sannidhi's brother (initial episodes and Siddharth's court episode)
• Skanda Ashok as Raman, Siddharth's friend (in Kishore's kidnapping episode)

References[edit]

1. ^'Siddharth will run to his ex in Agnisakshi'. indiatimes.com.
2. ^'agnisakshi-slammed-for-sending-out-wrong-message-viewers-request-colors-kannada-to-end-the-show'.
3. ^'soap-operas-that-play-on-endlessly'. Deccan Chronicle.
4. ^'Agnisakshi completes 1400 episodes'.

For the social group or caste amongst the Sinhalese of Sri Lanka, see Kinnaraya

In Hindu mythology, a kinnara is a paradigmatic lover, a celestial musician, half-human and half-horse (India). In South-east Asia, two of the most beloved mythological characters are the benevolent half-human, half-bird creatures known as the Kinnara and Kinnari, which are believed to come from the Himalayas and often watch over the well-being of humans in times of trouble or danger. Their character is clarified in the Adi parva of the Mahabharata, where they say:

We are everlasting lover and beloved. We never separate. We are eternally husband and wife; never do we become mother and father. No offspring is seen in our lap. We are lover and beloved ever-embracing. In between us we do not permit any third creature demanding affection. Our life is a life of perpetual pleasure.^[1]

They are also featured in a number of Buddhist texts, including the Lotus Sutra.An ancient Indian string instrument is known as the Kinnari Veena.

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In Southeast Asian mythology, Kinnaris, the female counterpart of Kinnaras, are depicted as half-bird, half-woman creatures. One of the many creatures that inhabit the mythical Himavanta, Kinnaris have the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the wings, tail and feet of a swan. They are renowned for their dance, song and poetry, and are a traditional symbol of feminine beauty, grace and accomplishment.

Edward H. Schafer notes that in East Asian religious art the Kinnara is often confused with the Kalaviṅka, which is also a half-human half-bird hybrid mythical creature, but that the two are actually distinct and unrelated.^[2]

Burma[edit]

In Burma (Myanmar), kinnara are called keinnaya or kinnaya (ကိန္နရာ[kèɪɴnəjà]). Female kinnara are called keinnayi or kinnayi (ကိန္နရီ[kèɪɴnəjì]). In Shan, they are ၵိင်ႇၼရႃႇ (Shan pronunciation: [kìŋ nǎ ràː]) and ၵိင်ႇၼရီႇ (Shan pronunciation: [kìŋ nǎ rì]) respectively. Burmese Buddhists believe that out of the 136 past animal lives of Buddha, four were kinnara. The kinnari is also one of the 108 symbols on the footprint of Buddha.

In Burmese art, kinnari are depicted with covered breasts. The Myanmar Academy Awards statue for Academy Award winners is of a kinnari.^[3] The kinnara and kinnari couple is considered the symbol of the Karenni people.^[4]

Cambodia[edit]

In Cambodia, the kinnaras are known in the Khmer language as kenar (កិន្នរ, កិន្នរា; IPA: [keˈnɑː] or IPA: [ken nɑ ˈraː]). The female counterpart, the kinnari (កិន្នរី; IPA: [ken nɑ ˈrəj]), are depicted in Cambodian art and literature more often than the male counterparts. They are commonly seen carved into support figurines for the columns of post-Angkorian architecture. Kinnari are considered symbols of beauty and are skilled dancers.^[5] The kinnari is a character archetype in the repertoire of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, appearing as mischievous groups that have a strong allurement. A classical dance titled robam kinar depicts kinnaris playing in a lotus pond.

India[edit]

In the Sanskrit language, the name Kinnara contains a question mark (Sanskrit : किन्नर?) i.e. is this man?. In Hindu mythology, Kinnara is described as half man, half-horse, and half-bird. The Vishnudharmottara describes Kinnara as half-man and half-horse, but the correct nature of Kinnara as Buddhists understood is half-man and half-bird. The figure of Yaksha with a horse head illustrated in Bodh Gaya sculptures in however a Kinnari as the Jataka illustrating it treats her as a demi-god. According to the Jatakas, Kinnaras are fairies and are shown as going in pairs noted for mutual love and devotion. In the Chanda Kinnara Jataka the devotion of the Kinnarai to her wounded Kinnara husband brings Indra on the scene to cure him from the wound. The Kinnaras are noted for their long life.^[6]

The Jatakas describe the Kinnaras as innocent and harmless, hop like birds, are fond of music and song, and with the female beating a drum and male playing on lute. Such harmless creatures are described in Jataka No.481 as being caught, put into cages, and thus presented to kings for their delight. In Jataka No.504, we have the autobiography of a Kinnara who describes the Kinnara class as human-like the wild things deem us; huntsmen call us goblins still. The Kinnaras can sing, play the flute and dance with soft movements of the body. Kalidasa in his Kumara Sambhava describes them as dwelling in the Himalayas. Kinnaras lived also over the hills of Pandaraka, Trikutaka, Mallangiri, Candapabbata, and Gandhamandana (Jataka No. 485). They were tender-hearted and Jataka No. 540 refers to the story of the Kinnaras nursing a human baby whose parents have gone away to the woods. Yet, we find that they were looked upon as queer animals and were hunted, captured and presented to the kings as entertainment. Flowers formed their dress. Their food was flower pollen and their cosmetics were made of flower perfumes.^[6]

The depiction of Kinnara in early Indian art is an oft-repeated theme. The ancient sculptures of Sanchi, Barhut, Amaravati, Nagarjunakonda, Mathura, and the paintings of Ajanta depict Kinnaras invariably. Frequently, they are seen in the sculptures flanking the stupas. In this case, they hold garlands or trays containing flowers in their hands for the worship of the Stupas. Sometimes, the Kinnaras appear in the sculptures holding garland in right hand and tray in the left hand. They also appear before Bodhi-Drumas, Dharmacakras, or playing a musical instrument. As such, the portrayal of Kinnaras in early Indian sculpture art is very common.^[6]

Indonesia[edit]

The images of coupled Kinnara and Kinnari can be found in Borobudur, Mendut, Pawon, Sewu, Sari, and Prambanan temples. Usually, they are depicted as birds with human heads, or humans with lower limbs of birds. The pair of Kinnara and Kinnari usually is depicted guarding Kalpataru, the tree of life, and sometimes guarding a jar of treasure.^[7] A pair of Kinnara-Kinnari bas-reliefs of Sari temple is unique, depicting Kinnara as celestial humans with birds' wings attached to their backs, very similar to popular image of angels.

There are bas-relief in Borobudur depicting the story of the famous kinnari, Manohara.^[8]

Thailand[edit]

The Kinnari, (usually spelt 'Kinnaree' as noted below) (Thai: กินรี) in Thai literature originates from India, but was modified to fit in with the Thai way of thinking. The Thai Kinnari is depicted as a young woman wearing an angel-like costume. The lower part of the body is similar to a bird, and should enable her to fly between the human and the mystical worlds. The most popular portrayal of Kinnaree in Thai art probably the golden figures of kinnaree adorned the Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok, which describe a half-maiden, half-goose figure.^[9]

The most famous Kinnari in Thailand is the figure known as Manora (derived from Manohara), a heroine in one of the stories collected in 'Pannas Jataka' a Pali tome written by a Chiangmai Buddhist monk and sage around AD 1450–1470.^[10] This is supposed to be a collection of 50 stories of the past lives of the Buddha, known to Buddhists as the Jataka. The specific tale about Manora the Kinnaree was called Sudhana Jataka, after Prince Sudhana, the bodhisattva who was also the hero of the story and the husband of Manora.

Tibet[edit]

In Tibet the Kinnara is known as the Miamchi (Tibetan: མིའམ་ཅི་, Wylie: mi'am ci) or 'shang-shang' (Tibetan: ཤང་ཤང, Wylie: shang shang) (Sanskrit: civacivaka). This chimera is depicted either with just the head or including the whole torso of a human including the arms with the lower body as that of a winged bird. In Nyingma Mantrayana traditions of Mahayoga Buddhadharma, the shang-shang symbolizes 'enlightened activity' (Wylie: phrin las). The shang-shang is a celestial musician,^[11] and is often iconographically depicted with cymbals. A homonymic play on words is evident which is a marker of oral lore: the 'shang' (Tibetan: གཆང, Wylie: gchang) is a cymbal or gong like ritual instrument in the indigenous traditions of the Himalaya. The shang-shang is sometimes depicted as the king of the Garuda.

See also[edit]

• Centaur, half-human half-horse creature from Greek mythology similar to a Kinnara
• Satyr or Faun, half-human half-goat from Greek and Roman mythology that resembles the Kinnaras in behavior
• Harpy, a half-human half-bird mythological creature from the Greek mythology that resembles the Kinnara
• Siren, another mythological creature also from the Greek mythology that resembles the Kinnara and the Harpy

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References[edit]

1. ^Ghosh, Subodh (2005). Love stories from the Mahabharata, transl. Pradip Bhattacharya. New Delhi: Indialog. p. 71
2. ^Schafer, Edward H. (1963). The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of Tʻang Exotics. University of California Press. p. 103.
3. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
4. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2010.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
5. ^Headley, Robert K. (1997). Modern Cambodian-English Dictionary, Dunwoody Press
6. ^ ^abc'Mythical Animals in Indian Art'. Abhinav Publications. 1985.
7. ^'Pawon'. National Library of Indonesia, Temples of Indonesia.
8. ^Miksic, John (2012). 'Borobudur: Golden Tales of the Buddhas'. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN9781462909100.
9. ^Nithi Sthapitanond; Brian Mertens (2012). Architecture of Thailand: A Guide to Tradition and Contemporary Forms. Editions Didier Millet. ISBN9789814260862.
10. ^Reeja Radhakrishnan (2015). The Big Book of World Mythology. Penguin UK. ISBN9789352140077.
11. ^'Mythical creatures, Kinnara'. Himalayan Buddhist Art.

• Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli