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Either the rise of the Arcot Nawabs or the stormy
relationship the Ramnad Sethupatis had with the Thanjavur Marathas,
Hindustani music and dance tradition found its way into the Maratha
court of the Sethupathis. Dancer and research scholar Swarnamalaya
Ganesh points out that during her research, she found a painting "on the
ceiling of Ramalingavilas palace at Ramanathapuram where the Sethupathi
is seated on his throne, flanked by women in saris. The dancer,
however, is in a Hindustani costume, with her hands in the jakkini
position and behind her the musician/dance master sports a sherwani of
sorts, clearly distinguished in clothing from their South Indian
audience."
('Thanjavur emerged as a thriving cultural capital under the Marathas' by Kombai S Anwar, The Hindu, April 27, 2018)
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