Raas Mahotsav

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Raas Mahotsav is a major cultural and religious festival in Jorhat, Assam, celebrating episodes from the life of Lord Krishna through traditional dance, drama, and music performances.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Raas festival 4
Raas Mahotsav canonical 2

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu festival ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ
artForm dance-drama ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
associatedWith Bhakti movement ⓘ
Vaishnavite traditions of Assam ⓘ
audience local residents ⓘ
pilgrims ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
basedOn life of Lord Krishna ⓘ
celebratedBy Hindu devotees ⓘ
local communities of Jorhat ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance important cultural event in Assam ⓘ
major festival of Jorhat ⓘ
dedicatedTo Lord Krishna ⓘ
linked to: Krishna
hasActivity drama performances ⓘ
music performances ⓘ
theatrical enactments of Krishna’s life ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ
hasCulturalForm Bhakti music ⓘ
Raas Leela ⓘ
folk dance ⓘ
languageUsed Assamese ⓘ
locatedIn Assam ⓘ
Jorhat ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ
mainLocation Jorhat district ⓘ
purpose community gathering ⓘ
cultural preservation ⓘ
religious devotion ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
theme devotion to Krishna ⓘ
episodes from Krishna’s childhood ⓘ
episodes from Krishna’s youth ⓘ
typeOfPerformance religious pageantry ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jorhat → hostsFestival → Raas Mahotsav ⓘ
Majuli Island → festival → Raas Mahotsav ⓘ
Manipuri classical dance → performedAt → Raas festival ⓘ
linked to: Raas Mahotsav
Namghar (prayer hall) tradition → festivalAssociated → Raas festival ⓘ
linked to: Raas Mahotsav
Barpeta → hasFestival → Raas festival ⓘ
linked to: Raas Mahotsav
Barpeta Satra → associatedWithFestival → Raas festival ⓘ
linked to: Raas Mahotsav