Raas Leela

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Raas Leela is a traditional devotional dance-drama from the Indian subcontinent that depicts the divine love stories of Lord Krishna and the gopis, especially Radha.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu religious performance
devotional dance-drama
traditional Indian performing art
artForm dance
drama
music
associatedWithDeity Krishna NERFINISHED
Radha NERFINISHED
associatedWithPhilosophy Bhakti movement NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Manipuri Vaishnavite temples
Mathura temples NERFINISHED
Vrindavan temples NERFINISHED
basedOn Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED
Gita Govinda NERFINISHED
costumeFeature Krishna’s peacock-feather crown NERFINISHED
flute as Krishna’s prop
culturalRegion Braj region NERFINISHED
Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED
Manipur NERFINISHED
Mathura NERFINISHED
North India NERFINISHED
Vrindavan NERFINISHED
depicts Krishna’s dance with the gopis
episodes from Krishna’s youth
devotionalFocus Radha-Krishna relationship
hasCharacter gopis
hasGenre Bhakti NERFINISHED
mythological drama
hasMainCharacter Krishna NERFINISHED
Radha NERFINISHED
hasMainTheme divine love of Krishna and the gopis
includesElement classical dance
devotional singing
folk dance
live music
narration
languageUsed Braj Bhasha NERFINISHED
Hindi NERFINISHED
Maithili NERFINISHED
Manipuri NERFINISHED
musicalStyle bhajan
kirtan
performedDuringFestival Holi NERFINISHED
Janmashtami NERFINISHED
Sharad Purnima NERFINISHED
purpose community celebration
devotional worship
religious storytelling
religion Hinduism

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Raas Mahotsav hasCulturalForm Raas Leela