Oxford Odissi Festival is an annual Indian classical dance festival held at University of Oxford, United Kingdom. The festival was founded by Indian dancer...
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The Oxford Odissi Centre is a non-sports society of the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. The centre aims to promote and educate about Odissi, one...
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Odissi (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ), also referred to as Orissi in old literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the temples of Odisha...
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Baisali Mohanty (category Odissi exponents)
founder of Oxford Odissi Festival, a first of its kind annual Indian classical dance festival held at the University of Oxford by Oxford Odissi Centre. In...
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Dance in India (section Odissi)
(1990). Odissi, Indian classical dance art. Marg Publications. pp. 1–4, 76–77. ISBN 978-81-85026-13-8. Frank Burch Brown (2014). The Oxford Handbook...
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following is an incomplete list of Indian classical music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on Indian classical music. The origins of Indian...
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Sangeet Natak Academy recognizes eight: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Kathakali, Sattriya, Manipuri and Mohiniyattam. Additionally, the Indian...
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Holi (redirect from Pagwa (festival))
The festival of Holi caught the fascination of European traders and British colonial staff by the 17th century. Various old editions of the Oxford English...
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Indian classical music (section Odissi music)
Another unique classical music tradition from the eastern part of India is Odissi music, which has evolved over the last two thousand years. The roots of...
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Puri (section Festivals of Puri)
Kelucharan Mohapatra – Odissi dancer Raghunath Mohapatra – Architect and sculptor Baisali Mohanty - ALC Global Fellow at University of Oxford, United Kingdom...
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Jayadeva (category Odissi music composers)
faithfully render and perform the Gitagovinda according to the ragas of Odissi music, as known from inscriptions. During the Badasinghara Besa, the nighttime...
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Shyamamani Devi (category Odissi music)
Devi (Odia: ଶ୍ୟାମାମଣି ଦେବୀ, romanized: Syāmāmaṇi Debi; born 1938) is a Odissi classical music vocalist composer. A disciple of Gurus Singhari Shyamsundar...
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Diwali (redirect from Festival of Noise)
2006, pp. 97–98. John Bowker, ed., Oxford Concise Dictionary of World Religions (Oxford UP, 2000), See Festivals Klaus K. Klostermaier 2014, pp. 59,...
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Radha (section Worship and festivals)
Ashtapadis of Gita Govinda are also enacted in contemporary classical Odissi dance form. This dance form was originated in the temples. It is centered...
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Krishna Janmashtami (category Hindu festivals in India)
simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. In certain...
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Durga Puja (category Bengali festivals)
(ISO: Durgā Pūjā), also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsav, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to...
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nakshatra, which marks Kerala's Onam festival. On the following day, usually coinciding with the Raksha Bandhan festival in North and Central India, the Gayatri...
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Elphinstone College (section Festivals)
former judge of the Supreme Court of India. Sonal Mansingh, Padma Vibhushan, Odissi dancer. Pherozeshah Mehta, a political leader, activist, and leading lawyer...
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Onam (redirect from Onam festival)
cultural festival related to Hinduism that is celebrated mostly by the people of Kerala. A major annual event for Keralites, it is the official festival of...
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Navaratri (redirect from Navaratri festival)
Navaratri is an annual Hindu festival observed in honor of the goddess Durga, an aspect of Adi Parashakti, the supreme goddess. It spans over nine nights...
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Vaisakhi (redirect from Vaisakhi festival)
in Punjab and Northern India. Whilst it is culturally significant as a festival of harvest, in many parts of India, Vaisakhi is also the date for the Indian...
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Vijayadashami (redirect from Dasara Festival)
known as Dussehra, and also known as Dasara or Dashain, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Durga Puja and Navaratri. It is observed...
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mohiniyattam of Kerala, kuchipudi of Andhra Pradesh, manipuri of Manipur, odissi of Odisha, and the sattriya of Assam. Theatre in India melds music, dance...
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animal sacrifice. Indian classical dances such as Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, and Mohiniattam can be traced to the Sanskrit text Natya Shastra. They...
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numerous performance arts such as Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Odissi, and Manipuri dance. He is a pan-Hindu god, but is particularly revered...
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Kumbh Mela (redirect from Kumbh Mela Festival)
Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela (/ˌkʊmb ˈmeɪlə/) is a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism, On February 4, 2019, Kumbh Mela witnessed the largest public...
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classical Indian dances such as Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi, and Odissi. Their status as dancers, musicians, and consorts was an essential part...
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83–84, the other major classical Indian dances are: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Cchau, Satriya, Yaksagana and Bhagavata Mela. Chaki-Sircar...
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Jagannath (redirect from Jagannatha festival)
depicts this scene. In modern culture, Kanchi Vijaya is a major motif in Odissi dance. In Odia literature, the Kanchi conquest (Kanchi Kaveri) has significant...
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83–84, the other major classical Indian dances are: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Cchau, Satriya, Yaksagana and Bhagavata Mela. "Dance...
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