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Krishnanattam
Dance drama of the story of Krishna / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Krishnanattam (Malayalam: കൃഷ്ണനാട്ടം, IAST: Kṛṣṇanāṭṭaṃ) is a temple art in Kerala, India. It is a dance drama and presents the story of Krishna in a series of eight plays and was created by Manaveda (1585–1658 AD), the then Zamorin Raja of Calicut in northern Kerala.[1] The eight plays are: Avataram, Kaliyamardanam, Rasakrida, Kamsavadham, Swayamvaram, Banayuddham, Vividavadham and Swargarohanam.[2] It survives in its glory at the Guruvayur Sri Krishna temple (Thrissur district, Kerala, India).
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The troupe of players who were maintained by the Zamorin came to Guruvayur Devaswom[3] in 1958, and they are the only troupe of artists who are well maintained by the devaswom till date.[citation needed]