Yakshagana

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Context: North Indian students learn Yakshagana

About Yakshagana:

• Yakshaganais a traditional Indian theatre form, developed in Karnataka.
• It combines dance, music, dialogue, costume, make-up, and stage techniques with a unique style and form.
• It is believed to have evolved from pre-classical music and theatre during the period of the Bhakti
• Most of the stories in yakshagana are drawn from the epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavatha and other mythological episodes.
• The name yakshagana suggests the music of celestial beings.
• Yakshagana is believed to have evolved from the ancient Bhutha-worship prevalent in South Canara and Kasaragod.
• Theyyam is also a manifestation of this Bhutha worship. 

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