Description :This is the Dashavatar iconography of dance as devised by Acharya Nandikeshvara around the twelfth century. It is possible that the Dashavatar dance might have formed part of the Purvaranga proceedings of the Vaishnava dramas performed in the temples. Purvaranga of Gita Govinda is an excellent example.
Source :Sangeet Natak Akademi
Type :Article
Received From :Sangeet Natak Akademi
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Varadpande, M.L.
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India
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2017-06-19T11:01:16Z
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2017-06-19T11:01:16Z
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1978
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This is the Dashavatar iconography of dance as devised by Acharya Nandikeshvara around the twelfth century. It is possible that the Dashavatar dance might have formed part of the Purvaranga proceedings of the Vaishnava dramas performed in the temples. Purvaranga of Gita Govinda is an excellent example.
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