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For the 2012 film, see <a href="/wiki/Rasaleela_(2012_film)" title="Rasaleela (2012 film)">Rasaleela (2012 film)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Rasaleela_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Rasaleela (disambiguation)">Rasaleela (disambiguation)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Krishna_Leela_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Krishna Leela (disambiguation)">Krishna Leela (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Krishna_and_Radha_dancing_the_Rasalila,_Jaipur,_19th_century.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Krishna_and_Radha_dancing_the_Rasalila%2C_Jaipur%2C_19th_century.jpg/250px-Krishna_and_Radha_dancing_the_Rasalila%2C_Jaipur%2C_19th_century.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="315" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Krishna_and_Radha_dancing_the_Rasalila%2C_Jaipur%2C_19th_century.jpg/330px-Krishna_and_Radha_dancing_the_Rasalila%2C_Jaipur%2C_19th_century.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Krishna_and_Radha_dancing_the_Rasalila%2C_Jaipur%2C_19th_century.jpg 2x" data-file-width="349" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Krishna" title="Krishna">Krishna</a> and <a href="/wiki/Radha" title="Radha">Radha</a> dancing the rasalila, a 19th-century painting, Rajasthan</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Raslila</b> (<a href="/wiki/Sanskrit_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanskrit language">Sanskrit</a>: <span lang="sa">रासलीला</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Sanskrit" class="mw-redirect" title="Romanization of Sanskrit">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Sanskrit-language romanization"><i lang="sa-Latn">Rāsalīlā</i></span>),<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> also rendered the <b>Rasalila</b> or the <b>Ras dance</b>, is part of a traditional story described in Hindu texts such as the <a href="/wiki/Bhagavata_Purana" title="Bhagavata Purana">Bhagavata Purana</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gita_Govinda" title="Gita Govinda">Gita Govinda</a>, where Krishna dances with <a href="/wiki/Radha" title="Radha">Radha</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Gopi" title="Gopi">gopis</a> of <a href="/wiki/Braj" title="Braj">Braj</a>. Rasalila has also been a popular theme for other India classical dances including <a href="/wiki/Bharatanatyam" title="Bharatanatyam">Bharatanatyam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Odissi" title="Odissi">Odissi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manipuri_Raas_Leela" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipuri Raas Leela">Manipuri Raas Leela</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kuchipudi" title="Kuchipudi">Kuchipudi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kathak" title="Kathak">Kathak</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Indian_classical_dance" title="Indian classical dance">Indian classical dance</a> of <i>Kathak</i> and <i>Manipuri Raas leela</i> are evolved from the rasalila of Braj. Kathak, also known as <i>Natwari Nritya</i>, was revived in the 1960s by the Kathak dancer, <a href="/wiki/Uma_Sharma" title="Uma Sharma">Uma Sharma</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raslila&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term <i>raslila</i> is derived from the Sanskrit words <i>ras</i> which means "nectar", "emotion" or "sweet taste" and <i><a href="/wiki/Lila_(Hinduism)" title="Lila (Hinduism)">lila</a></i> meaning "act," "play" or "dance." 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class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle" style="background-color: #c9d5f2; border-color: #001A57"><a href="/wiki/Vaishnavism" title="Vaishnavism"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#001A57">Vaishnavism</span></a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><span class="mw-default-size notpageimage" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Git_govind_large.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Closeup of Vishnu, seated in the lotus position on a lotus. From depiction of the poet Jayadeva bowing to Vishnu, Gouache on paper Pahari, The very picture of devotion, bare-bodied, head bowed, legs crossed and hands folded, Jayadeva stands at left, with the implements of worship placed before the lotus-seat of Vishnu who sits there, blessing the poet."><img alt="Closeup of Vishnu, seated in the lotus position on a lotus. From depiction of the poet Jayadeva bowing to Vishnu, Gouache on paper Pahari, The very picture of devotion, bare-bodied, head bowed, legs crossed and hands folded, Jayadeva stands at left, with the implements of worship placed before the lotus-seat of Vishnu who sits there, blessing the poet." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Git_govind_large.jpg/250px-Git_govind_large.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Git_govind_large.jpg/330px-Git_govind_large.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Git_govind_large.jpg/500px-Git_govind_large.jpg 2x" data-file-width="604" data-file-height="386" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="padding-bottom:0; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#001A57">Supreme deity</span></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Vishnu" title="Vishnu">Vishnu</a> / <a href="/wiki/Krishna" title="Krishna">Krishna</a> / <a href="/wiki/Rama" title="Rama">Rama</a></dt></dl></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="padding-bottom:0; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#001A57">Important deities</span></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Dashavatara" title="Dashavatara">Dashavatara</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matsya" title="Matsya">Matsya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurma" title="Kurma">Kurma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varaha" title="Varaha">Varaha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narasimha" title="Narasimha">Narasimha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vamana" title="Vamana">Vamana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parasurama" class="mw-redirect" title="Parasurama">Parasurama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rama" title="Rama">Rama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balarama" title="Balarama">Balarama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna" title="Krishna">Krishna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautama_Buddha_in_Hinduism" class="mw-redirect" title="Gautama Buddha in Hinduism">Buddha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalki" title="Kalki">Kalki</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Other forms</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dhanvantari" title="Dhanvantari">Dhanvantari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guruvayurappan" title="Guruvayurappan">Guruvayurappan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hayagriva" title="Hayagriva">Hayagriva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagannath" title="Jagannath">Jagannath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohini" title="Mohini">Mohini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nara-Narayana" title="Nara-Narayana">Nara-Narayana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prithu" title="Prithu">Prithu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrinathji" title="Shrinathji">Shrinathji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkateshvara" class="mw-redirect" title="Venkateshvara">Venkateshvara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vithoba" title="Vithoba">Vithoba</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Shakti" title="Shakti">Consorts</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi" title="Lakshmi">Lakshmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhumi_(goddess)" title="Bhumi (goddess)">Bhumi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sita" title="Sita">Sita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radha" title="Radha">Radha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rukmini" title="Rukmini">Rukmini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alamelu" class="mw-redirect" title="Alamelu">Alamelu</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Related</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Garuda" title="Garuda">Garuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanuman" title="Hanuman">Hanuman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shesha" title="Shesha">Shesha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shasta_(deity)" title="Shasta (deity)">Shasta</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="padding-bottom:0; 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In the Krishna <a href="/wiki/Bhakti" title="Bhakti">Bhakti</a> traditions, the rasa-lila is considered to be one most beautiful depiction of soulful love. In these traditions, romantic love between human beings in the <a href="/wiki/Maya_(illusion)#Maya_in_Hindu_philosophy" class="mw-redirect" title="Maya (illusion)">material world</a> is seen as a reflection of the soul's original, ecstatic spiritual love of Krishna, in his spiritual world, <a href="/wiki/Goloka" title="Goloka">Goloka</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In the Bhagavata Purana it is stated that whoever faithfully hears or describes the rasalila attains Krishna's <i>pure loving devotion</i> (<a href="/wiki/Suddha-bhakti" class="mw-redirect" title="Suddha-bhakti">Suddha-bhakti</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rasalila is considered to be the "ultimate message" of the Bhagavata Purana.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 1">: 1 </span></sup> The story starts in Vraja, where Krishna is inspired to play music on his flute. Hearing the music, the gopis leave their homes and families and make it to Krishna. When they came closer, Krishna playfully disappears and reappears. Krishna talks about love and performs rasalila with each of the gopis, assuming numerous forms. The story ends with the gopis reluctantly going back to their homes after refreshing in a nearby river.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 2">: 2 </span></sup> </p><p>Graham Schweig observes that a closer reading of the story leads one to see the story as a symbol of "intense devotion to God" and not a "display of worldly lust". Verse 10.33.40 of the Bhagavata states that, "the person who has heard this story will attain high devotion to the Lord, and then, sobered, he will quickly throw off lust, the disease of the heart."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Schweig argues for an appreciation of the "unique vision" presented in the text in which God is "an adorable, eternally youthful cowherd boy who plays the flute and delights in amorous dalliance with his dearest devotees".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 3">: 3 </span></sup> Schweig compares the rasalila to the "Song of Songs". He argues that just as the Song of Solomon has been ascribed the highest status in relation to other books of the Bible by mystics of the Jewish and Christian traditions, the rasalila has been considered by <a href="/wiki/Vaishnavism" title="Vaishnavism">Vaishnava</a> traditions to be the "crown-jewel of all acts of God".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 8">: 8 </span></sup> </p><p>Just as a child plays at its own will with its reflection in a mirror, with the help of his <a href="/wiki/Yogamaya" title="Yogamaya">Yogamaya</a>, Krishna sported with the gopis, who are regarded to have been shadows of his own form.<sup id="cite_ref-golove_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-golove-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Performance">Performance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raslila&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rasalila has been a popular theme in <a href="/wiki/Kathak" title="Kathak">Kathak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bharatanatyam" title="Bharatanatyam">Bharatanatyam</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Odissi" title="Odissi">Odissi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bishnupriya_Manipuri_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Bishnupriya Manipuri people">Manipuri</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kuchipudi" title="Kuchipudi">Kuchipudi</a> dance forms. Rasalila is a popular form of folk theatre in the regions of <a href="/wiki/Mathura,_Uttar_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Mathura, Uttar Pradesh">Mathura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vrindavan" title="Vrindavan">Vrindavana</a> in <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nathdwara" title="Nathdwara">Nathdwara</a> amongst various followers of <a href="/wiki/Pushtimarg" class="mw-redirect" title="Pushtimarg">Pushtimarg</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Vallabh_sect" class="mw-redirect" title="Vallabh sect">Vallabh sect</a> and other sects in the regions of India. It is also seen in <a href="/wiki/Gaudiya_vaishnavism" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaudiya vaishnavism">Gaudiya Vaishnavism</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nadia" title="Nadia">Nadia</a> a district of West Bengal which is also known for Raas Utsava. Vanga Raas of Santipur is the main festival of this town, <a href="/wiki/Nabadwip" title="Nabadwip">Nabadwip</a> also has Shakta Raas.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The raslila is also observed as one of the State Festivals of <a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a> which usually is celebrated during late November or early December. During Raas Mahotsava, several thousand devotees visit the holy temples and <a href="/wiki/Satra_(Ekasarana_Dharma)" title="Satra (Ekasarana Dharma)">satras</a> of Assam every year. The Raas Mahotsav of Majuli, Nalbari and of Howly are noteworthy.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nagaon_Raasleela_6.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Nagaon_Raasleela_6.jpg/250px-Nagaon_Raasleela_6.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Nagaon_Raasleela_6.jpg/330px-Nagaon_Raasleela_6.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Nagaon_Raasleela_6.jpg/500px-Nagaon_Raasleela_6.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Krishna and Radha during Raslila in Assam</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rasa_Lila_in_Manipuri_dance_style.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Rasa_Lila_in_Manipuri_dance_style.jpg/250px-Rasa_Lila_in_Manipuri_dance_style.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Rasa_Lila_in_Manipuri_dance_style.jpg/330px-Rasa_Lila_in_Manipuri_dance_style.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Rasa_Lila_in_Manipuri_dance_style.jpg/500px-Rasa_Lila_in_Manipuri_dance_style.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2919" data-file-height="1665" /></a><figcaption><i>Raas Leela</i> in Manipuri classical Indian dance style</figcaption></figure> <p>In the tradition of <a href="/wiki/Vaishnavism_of_Manipur" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaishnavism of Manipur">Vaishnavism of Manipur</a> <i>Raas Leela</i> is depicted within <a href="/wiki/Manipuri_dance" title="Manipuri dance">Manipuri classical Indian dance</a> and revolves around the story of love between Krishna and <a href="/wiki/Radha" title="Radha">Radha</a>, his divine beloved. This form of dance was started by <a href="/wiki/Bhagya_Chandra" title="Bhagya Chandra">Bhagya Chandra</a> in 1779 and in some parts of India is still performed every year on <a href="/wiki/Krishna_Janmashtami" title="Krishna Janmashtami">Krishna Janmashtami</a> (the festival to celebrate Krishna's <i>birthday</i>). According to different traditions, the rasa-lila is performed either by boys and girls, or by girls only. The dance is performed holding <i>dandi</i> (sticks) and is often accompanied with folk songs and <a href="/wiki/Bhajan" title="Bhajan">devotional music</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p> The traditional rasalila performances in Vrindavan are famous throughout the Vaishnava world as an experience of the spiritual world. Rasalila performance was started by Swami Sri Uddhavaghamanda Devacharya in the early 15th Century CE at Vamshivata in Vrindavan, <a href="/wiki/Mathura,_Uttar_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Mathura, Uttar Pradesh">Mathura</a>. He was a prominent saint of the <a href="/wiki/Nimbarka_Sampradaya" title="Nimbarka Sampradaya">Nimbarka Sampradaya</a>, and disciple of the <a href="/wiki/Harivyasa_devacharya" class="mw-redirect" title="Harivyasa devacharya">Swami Sri Harivyasa Devacharya</a>. The Vani literature of Vraja is the transcription of the songs that were heard by Swami Harivyasa Devacarya and his Guru, Swami Shri Shribhatta as they meditated on the Nitya Lila of <a href="/wiki/Radha" title="Radha">Radha</a> <a href="/wiki/Krishna" title="Krishna">Krishna</a>. These songs describe the eternal spiritual abode of <a href="/wiki/Radha" title="Radha">Radha</a> <a href="/wiki/Krishna" title="Krishna">Krishna</a>, the Sakhis and Nitya Vrindavana Dham - or Nikunja Dham. </p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nagaon_Raasleela_9.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Nagaon_Raasleela_9.jpg/250px-Nagaon_Raasleela_9.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Nagaon_Raasleela_9.jpg/330px-Nagaon_Raasleela_9.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Nagaon_Raasleela_9.jpg/500px-Nagaon_Raasleela_9.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Radha" title="Radha">Radha</a> & <a href="/wiki/Krishna" title="Krishna">Krishna</a> along with other gopis dance during the raas celebration in <a href="/wiki/Nagaon" title="Nagaon">Nagaon</a> district of Assam.</figcaption></figure><p> It became more prominent utsava in 16th and 17th century, when Mahaprabhu Shri <a href="/wiki/Vallabhacharya" class="mw-redirect" title="Vallabhacharya">Vallabhacharya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vitthalanatha" title="Vitthalanatha">Vitthalanatha</a> gusaiji made it more popular.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raslila&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFwisdomlib.org1970" class="citation web cs1">wisdomlib.org (1 January 1970). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/rasalila">"Rasalila, Rāsalīlā, Rasa-lila: 1 definition"</a>. <i>wisdomlib.org</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Columbia University Press. p. 445. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-231-50843-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-231-50843-8"><bdi>978-0-231-50843-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Hare+Krishna+Movement%3A+The+Postcharismatic+Fate+of+a+Religious+Transplant&rft.pages=445&rft.pub=Columbia+University+Press&rft.date=2004-06-23&rft.isbn=978-0-231-50843-8&rft.aulast=Bryant&rft.aufirst=Edwin&rft.au=Ekstrand%2C+Maria&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DmBMxPdgrBhoC%26dq%3Drasalila%2Bkrishna%26pg%3DPA445&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARaslila" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMohapatra2013" class="citation book cs1">Mohapatra, J. 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Partridge Publishing. p. 164. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4828-1690-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4828-1690-7"><bdi>978-1-4828-1690-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Wellness+in+Indian+Festivals+%26+Rituals&rft.pages=164&rft.pub=Partridge+Publishing&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=978-1-4828-1690-7&rft.aulast=Mohapatra&rft.aufirst=J.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DUdpzAgAAQBAJ%26dq%3Dworship%2Bradha%26pg%3DPA164&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARaslila" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFRichmondDarius_L._SwannPhillip_B._Zarrilli1993" class="citation book cs1">Richmond, Farley P.; Darius L. Swann; Phillip B. Zarrilli (1993). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=3HIh7oPkvAMC&q=Uma+Sharma&pg=PA198"><i>Indian theatre: traditions of performance</i></a>. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 197. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/81-208-0981-5" title="Special:BookSources/81-208-0981-5"><bdi>81-208-0981-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Indian+theatre%3A+traditions+of+performance&rft.pages=197&rft.pub=Motilal+Banarsidass&rft.date=1993&rft.isbn=81-208-0981-5&rft.aulast=Richmond&rft.aufirst=Farley+P.&rft.au=Darius+L.+Swann&rft.au=Phillip+B.+Zarrilli&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D3HIh7oPkvAMC%26q%3DUma%2BSharma%26pg%3DPA198&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARaslila" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFSchweig2005" class="citation book cs1">Schweig, G.M (2005). <i>Dance of divine love: The Rasa Lila of Krishna from the Bhagavata Purana, India's classic sacred love story</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 June</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Ahalya+Performing+Arts&rft.atitle=Rasa+Lila+%2F+Rasakreeda+Bharata+Natyam+Performance&rft.date=2016-12-22&rft.aulast=Performing+Arts&rft.aufirst=Ahalya&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DqsQroDxqrCk&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARaslila" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raslila&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Music in traditional Indian theatre: special reference to Raas Leela</i>, by Rani Balbir Kaur. Shubhi Publications, 2006. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-87226-99-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-81-87226-99-4">978-81-87226-99-4</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raslila&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Dance of Divine Love: The rasalila of Krishna from the Bhagavata Purana, India's classic sacred love story</i>, by Graham M. Schweig. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ; 2005 (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-691-11446-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-691-11446-3">0-691-11446-3</a>).</li> <li><i>Rasa - Love Relationships in Transcendence</i>, by Swami B.V. Tripurari (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-886069-10-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-886069-10-7">978-1-886069-10-7</a>)</li> <li><i>Theatre and Religion on Krishna's Stage</i>, by David Mason, New York: Palgrave, 2009</li> <li>"Essays on Indo-Aryan Mythology", by Narayan Aiyangar, 1898 (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-104-83270-4" title="Special:BookSources/1-104-83270-4">1-104-83270-4</a>) (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-104-83270-4" 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