Bhagavata Mela is a classical Indian dance that is performed in Tamil Nadu, particularly the Thanjavur area. It is choreographed as an annual Vaishnavism...
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attended a Bhagavata Mela performance in his native Melattur. Interested in promoting the art outside Melattur, Swami founded the Melattur Bhagavata Mela Natya...
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Narasimha Jayanti (section Bhagavata Mela)
dance known as the bhagavata mela is publicly performed in Melattur, a village in Tamil Nadu. The term "bhagavata" refers to the Bhagavata Purana, a prominent...
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total styles. Scholars such as Drid Williams add Chhau, Yakshagana and Bhagavata Mela to the list. Each dance tradition originates and comes from a different...
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Krishna-oriented Vaishnavism tradition, and it is known by the name of Bhagavata Mela in Thanjavur. The traditional Kuchipudi was performed by all males troupe...
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Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela (/ˌkʊmb ˈmeɪlə/) is a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism. On 4 February 2019, Kumbh Mela witnessed the largest peaceful...
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Mahadevi (section Devi Bhagavata Purana)
primordial matter') and Mahamaya ('she who is beyond maya'). The Devi Bhagavata Purana and Lalita Sahasranama describe Mahadevi's numerous epithets. These...
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Deva (Hinduism) (section Bhagavata Purana)
page 455 Bhagavata Purana 3.12.21-22 Bhagavata Purana 4.1.13 Bhagavata Purana 6.6.24-26 Bhagavata Purana 8.13.6 Bhagavata Purana 6.18.11 Bhagavata Purana...
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Bharatanatyam Kathak Kathakali Kuchipudi Manipuri Mohiniyattam Odissi Sattriya Bhagavata Mela Yakshagana Dandiya Raas Carnatic music Pandav Lila Kalaripayattu Silambam...
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Bharatanatyam Kathak Kathakali Kuchipudi Manipuri Mohiniyattam Odissi Sattriya Bhagavata Mela Yakshagana Dandiya Raas Carnatic music Pandav Lila Kalaripayattu Silambam...
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Kheer Bhawani Temple (section Kheer Bhawani mela)
The sacred spring here has its own attached belief. An eponymously named mela is held annually here. It is one of the largest gatherings of Hindus in the...
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sheath becomes Kaushiki, who while enraged, creates Kali. In the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Kali turns black out of rage, while battling the demons Shumbha...
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Kathak, Odissi, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Cchau, Manipuri, Yaksagana and Bhagavata Mela. Ankiya Nat, UNESCO: Asia-Pacific Database on Intangible Cultural Heritage...
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but this is not universally accepted as distinct to other three. The Bhagavata Purana is a popular and influential text in the Vaishnavism traditions...
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are also mentioned in Sikh historical records. In the modern day, Diwali mela are held at college, or university, campuses or as community events by members...
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Vaishnavism. The most important texts of Shaktism, Devi Mahatmya and Devi Bhagavata Purana, revere Devi (the Goddess) as the primordial creator of the universe...
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Brihaspati to start the recitation of Chandi.[full citation needed] In the Bhagavata Purana, Ravana and his brother Kumbhakarna are said to be reincarnations...
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The temple complex contains Keshavdeva temple, Garbha Griha shrine and Bhagavata Bhavan. The Keshavdeva Temple was built by Ramkrishna Dalmia in memory...
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Melattur, Tamil Nadu (section Bhagavatha Mela)
1 November 2008. Melattur S Natarajan (2004). "Melattur, a seat of Bhagavata Mela – an overview (Part I)". narthaki.com. Archived from the original on...
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Bharatanatyam Kathak Kathakali Kuchipudi Manipuri Mohiniyattam Odissi Sattriya Bhagavata Mela Yakshagana Dandiya Raas Carnatic music Pandav Lila Kalaripayattu Silambam...
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Bharatanatyam Kathak Kathakali Kuchipudi Manipuri Mohiniyattam Odissi Sattriya Bhagavata Mela Yakshagana Dandiya Raas Carnatic music Pandav Lila Kalaripayattu Silambam...
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Devi-Bhagavata Purana, a Hindu religious text centred on the goddess Devi Bhagavad Gita, one of the major Hindu religious texts Bhagavata Mela, a dance...
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Bharatanatyam Kathak Kathakali Kuchipudi Manipuri Mohiniyattam Odissi Sattriya Bhagavata Mela Yakshagana Dandiya Raas Carnatic music Pandav Lila Kalaripayattu Silambam...
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pertinent. According to Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, and also in Devi Bhagavata Purana, Parvati is the lineal progenitor of all other goddesses. She is...
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consciousness. The Devi Bhagavata Purana presents Brahman as containing both male and female, purusha and prakriti, Shiva and Devi. The Devi Bhagavata Purana considers...
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Bharatanatyam Kathak Kathakali Kuchipudi Manipuri Mohiniyattam Odissi Sattriya Bhagavata Mela Yakshagana Dandiya Raas Carnatic music Pandav Lila Kalaripayattu Silambam...
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Vashistha. These sages are referred to as the Brahmarshis. According to the Bhagavata Purana, some of the manasaputras are: Angiras, Atri, Pulastya, Marichi...
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is also common at religious places and gatherings, for example, the Kumbh Mela. It is often used during the recital of Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas, especially...
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Solar dynasty (section Bhagavata Purana)
present-day Bihar. Ikshvaku and his ancestor Manu are also mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana (Canto 9, Chapter 1), The Buddhist text, Buddhavaṃsa and Mahāvaṃsa...
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dance was developed largely out of the devadasi traditions and Melattur Bhagavata Mela by Mangudi Dorairaja Iyer (1900–1980), a sanyasi following Srividya...
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