Rasa lila

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Rasa lila is a celebrated Hindu devotional dance-drama depicting the divine love play of Krishna with the gopis, especially Radha, often performed in the Braj region and during festivals like Holi and Janmashtami.

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instanceOf Hindu devotional performance ⓘ
dance-drama ⓘ
religious ritual performance ⓘ
aim experience of spiritual rasa by performers and audience ⓘ
inspire devotion to Krishna ⓘ
artForm dance ⓘ
music ⓘ
narrative storytelling ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
associatedCharacters gopis ⓘ
associatedCountry India ⓘ
associatedDeity Radha ⓘ
associatedRegion Braj ⓘ
Mathura ⓘ
Vrindavan ⓘ
associatedSect Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
Pushtimarg ⓘ
basedOnText Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Gita Govinda ⓘ
centralTheme bhakti (devotional love) ⓘ
divine love of Krishna and the gopis ⓘ
costumeFeature Krishna costume with peacock feather crown ⓘ
traditional gopi attire ⓘ
culturalSignificance important part of Braj cultural heritage ⓘ
medium of transmitting Krishna legends ⓘ
devotionalTradition Vaishnavism ⓘ
featuresCharacter Krishna ⓘ
Radha ⓘ
gopis of Vrindavan ⓘ
linked to: Gopikas
languageOfPerformance Braj Bhasha ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
mainDeity Krishna ⓘ
musicalAccompaniment bhajan ⓘ
kirtan ⓘ
musicalInstrument cymbals ⓘ
harmonium ⓘ
mridangam ⓘ
performanceContext community festival ⓘ
open-air stage ⓘ
temple ritual ⓘ
performedDuringFestival Holi ⓘ
Janmashtami ⓘ
Sharad Purnima ⓘ
philosophicalConcept madhurya bhava (sweet amorous devotion) ⓘ
rasa (aesthetic emotion) ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
settingInNarrative Vrindavan forest ⓘ
symbolizes supremacy of pure devotion over social norms ⓘ
union of individual soul with the divine ⓘ
timeInNarrative autumn night ⓘ
full moon night ⓘ

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