Sattriya Dance: Assam’s classical dance

The Majulii island in Assam is not only geographically unique but also culturally. The Vaishnavite mutts in that island, locally known as ‘sattra’, have been nurturing religious-oriented music and dance forms, including masked dance, as well as other traditional arts and skills. This dance form has now acquired, after centuries of refinement, the status of classical level.

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The Majulii island in Assam is not only geographically unique but also culturally. The Vaishnavite mutts in that island, locally known as ‘sattra’, have been nurturing religious-oriented music and dance forms, including masked dance, as well as other traditional arts and skills. This dance form has now acquired, after centuries of refinement, the status of classical level.

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