Krishnanattam

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Krishnanattam is a traditional dance-drama from Kerala that enacts episodes from the life of Lord Krishna, known for its devotional themes, elaborate costumes, and classical music.

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Krishnanattam canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu devotional art ⓘ
dance-drama ⓘ
traditional performing art ⓘ
artFormOf Kerala ⓘ
associatedDeity Krishna ⓘ
associatedTemple Guruvayur Temple ⓘ
basedOn Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Krishna legend ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
culturalRegion Malabar region ⓘ
linked to: Malabar Coast
hasCostumeFeature color-coded character types ⓘ
hasElement codified dance steps ⓘ
facial expressions ⓘ
narration ⓘ
stylized hand gestures ⓘ
vocal singing ⓘ
hasGenre Sanskrit theatre ⓘ
classical dance ⓘ
devotional theatre ⓘ
hasMusicStyle sopana sangeetham ⓘ
linked to: Sopana Sangeetham
hasPart Avataram ⓘ
Banayuddham ⓘ
Kaliyamardanam ⓘ
Kamsavadham ⓘ
Rasakrida ⓘ
Swargarohanam ⓘ
linked to: Svargarohana Parvam

Swayamvaram ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
mainSubject life of Krishna ⓘ
numberOfParts 8 ⓘ
performanceContext religious festivals ⓘ
temple rituals ⓘ
performanceTradition temple art ⓘ
performedBy trained male actors ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Kerala ⓘ
relatedTo Kathakali ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
theme bhakti (devotion) ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin pre-modern Kerala ⓘ
typicalVenue temple stage (koothambalam) ⓘ
uses chenda ⓘ
classical Carnatic music ⓘ
edakka ⓘ
elaborate costumes ⓘ
facial makeup ⓘ
ilathalam ⓘ
maddalam ⓘ
ornate headgear ⓘ
percussion instruments ⓘ

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Kathakali → developedFrom → Krishnanattam ⓘ