Krishnanattam

Krishnanattam or Krishnattam 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 A.D), the then Zamorin Raja of Calicut in northern Kerala ..The eight plays are : Avataram, Kaliyamardanam, Rasakrida, Kamsavadham, Swayamvaram, Banayuddham, Vividavadham and Swargarohanam. It survives in its glory at the Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple (Thrissur District, Kerala State, India).
==Origin==
Krishnanattam is based on Krishnagiti (1654 A.D) written by Manaveda, Zamorin of Calicut.It is believed that the Zamorin had a vision of Krishna who gave the chieftain a peacock feather, which became the living symbol of this dance-drama. Krishnanattam players wore a peacock feather and thus commemorated the vision of the chieftain. 
==References==
== External links ==
*Krishnattam
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