What are the unique Varnams in Bharatanatyam?

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There are two types of varnam: tana varnam and padha varnam. Varnam is considered central to a dance recital. A varnam consists of lyrics and swaram passages like pallavi, anupallavi, muktayi swaras, charanam and chittaswarams
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taana varnam, pada varnam, daru varnam, ragamalika varnam
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