Dance

Dance 

Originally performed by Devadasis , Odissi bears the closest resemblance to temple culture than any other existing form of dance. It traditionally depicts the divine love between lord Krishna and his consort Radha , drawing inspirations from the lyrical compositions of poet jayadeva .The dance basically involves a mythical story, symbolic costumes,abhinaya(expression),mudrasand is extremely graceful. 

Odissi dance 

Traditional sambalpuri Dance