Odissi

Odissi Pia inafahamika kama Orissi katika fasihi za kale. Ni uchezaji ngoma kubwa ya kale za kihindi ya asili ambayo ilitoka katika mahekalu ya Odisha (jimbo la pwani la mashariki la India).Odissi Encyclopædia Britannica (2013) 

Odissi, katika historia yake, ilikuwa ikichezwa zaidi na wanawake,na kueleza hadithi ya dini na mawazo ya kiroho, hasa ya Vaishnavism kupitia nyimbo zilizoandikwa., Quote: "There are other temples too in Odisha where the maharis used to dance. Besides the temple of Lord Jagannatha, maharis were employed in temples dedicated to Shiva and Shakti."

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