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	webindia123.com-Art of punjab-Folk drma and entertainment of punjab
		Ras Lila is an assortment of devotional songs, music, dance and acting.
		The main scenes shown in the Ram Lila are Sita's swayambar, Ram's exile, cutting of Saroopnakha's nose by Lakshman, abduction of Sita, Hanuman's meeting Sita in Ravanas Ashok Vatika, war between Ram and Ravan, resuscitation of the unconscious Lakshman, Hanuman's carrying a mountain on his palm, defeat of Ravan and victory of Ram.
		The dialogue between the actors is traditional and sometimes it is improvised on the spur of the moment.
	www.webindia123.com /punjab/Arts/Arts.htm (597 words)

	Ras Lila dances, folk community dance, Mahabharata epic.
		Even today the raiment worn in the Ras Lila, the stiff under skirn and the short upper one reaching up to the knees, are attributed to King Bhagya Chandra Maharaja’s dream.
		The basic theme of the Ras Lila is the love of Radha and Lord Krishna and their differences and tiffs and making-up and the final joyous celebration of eternal togetherness.
		This forms the Ras Lila proper and is followed by bhangi or argument during which one or the other piqued lover refuses to participate in the general merriment.
	www.indiaprofile.com /religion-culture/raslila.htm (901 words)

	Dances of Manipur
		The Nupa Pala acts as a prologue to the Ras Lila dances, besides an independent performance too, in connection with religious rites.
		The Ras Lila depicts the fond love of Radha for Lord Krishna as well as the sheer devotion of the Gopies toward the Lord.
		Ras performances are seasonal and varied and performed at the temple of Shree Shree Govindajee in Imphal on the nights of Basanta Purnima, Sarada Purnima and Kartik Purnima and at local temples later.
	www.travelmasti.com /domestic/manipur/dances.htm (769 words)

	Manipuri Ras Lila in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Ras Lila, an epitome of the Manipuri classical dance, is a highly stylized form of art noted for its sublimity, subtlety and grace.
		Ras Lila is performed at the temple of Shri Govindajee in Imphal on the nights of Basanta Poornima, Sarada Poornima and Kartik Poornima, followed by performances at local temples.
		The Radha-Krishna Ras Lila of Manipur can be regarded as one of the most meaningful dances of the world, in relation to its portraying the pure qualities of the Lord.
	www.india9.com /i9show/Manipuri-Ras-Lila-38768.htm (287 words)

	Amazon.com: The Gods at Play: Lila in South Asia: Books: William S. Sax (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Lila or "divine play" can refer to many things: to God's playful creation of the world and to religious dramas or "plays," as well as to various motifs in Hindu art.
		But despite the importance of lila in the cultural history of South Asia, few comprehensive studies of it are available, partly because scholars have tended to emphasize only one dimension of lila--either the theological or the performative--at the expense of the other.
		Lila is the concept of divine play in Hinduism, the deities in this religious tradition use play to show their freedom and spontaneity.
	www.amazon.com /Gods-Play-Lila-South-Asia/dp/0195091027 (1328 words)

	Lord Krishna, His Lilas and Teachings
		Rasa Lila is divine sport (Kreeda) with the devotees for bringing about their union with the Lord through Prema or pure divine love.
		Rasa Lila was a sport (Kreeda) which was meant to build up the faith, to strengthen spirituality towards holiness, to improve the minds of the Gopis in particular and humanity in general.
		The five chapters of the Bhagavata which describe the Rasa Lila are the 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd and 33rd of the tenth Skanda.
	hinduism.8k.com /krishnalila3.html (10871 words)

	Rhodes: Profile: Dr. David Mason (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		I found a number of different kinds of theatre that were based in the Hindi language, and in particular, the traditional folk/children aspects of Ras Lila (sometimes referred to as folk theatre) appealed to me. I liked the way their performances were associated with temple activity.
		This is not the case in Ras Lila where kids don’t know their lines, their costumes are falling off, and they’re not paying attention to what they’re doing.
		What happens very overtly in the Ras Lila with the audience participating in the performance is also what happens very covertly in our audiences in the west.
	rhodes.edu /NewsCenter/NewsArchive/MasonProfile92704.cfm?... (903 words)

	Manipuri Dance: both ritualistic and recreational
		Ras costumes and ornaments of Sri Radhika and the Gopies are colorful and handsome.
		The dressing in a ras is so designed as to free them from any stimulus, excitement to the opposite sex.
		Ras performances are seasonal and varied and performed at temples of Manipuri inhabited areas in Bangladesh, Tripura and Assam and also in the temple of Shree Shree Govindajee in Imphal.
	www.manipuri.20m.com (6535 words)

	Manipuri Dance at Indoclassical.com
		The Ras Lila is the most important dance form in the Manipuri style.
		Other Ras deal with various aspects of Krishna's life such as Karnabheda (ear piercing), marriage, etc. The performance of Ras Lila is generally performed in a special enclosure in front of the temple called a Nat Mandap.
		This dance may be performed by men or women and is usually a prelude to the Ras Lila.
	www.indoclassical.com /indo/asp/dancemanipuri.asp (809 words)

	Classical Indian Dances (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The two major forms are Ras Lila and Pung Cholom.
		There are several different forms of Ras Lila dealing with the life of Krishna.
		Ras Lila is usually performed in a Nat Mandap (a special enclosure in front of the temple).
	www.personal.psu.edu /users/j/m/jmm684/indianclassical.html (953 words)

	Birmasällskapet - www.birma.se
		Dilutionsgenen finns i dubbel uppsättning hos tio av färgerna nämligen blått, lila, blå- och lilasköldpadd, creme och tabby i dessa färger.
		De åtta färger som har chokladgenen i dubbel uppsättning är choklad, lila, choklad- och lilasköldpadd och dessa färger i tabbyform.
		Lila har ingen egen gen utan uppkommer när en katt är både ”blå” och ”choklad” samtidigt.
	www.birma.se /ras/gen.asp (1957 words)

	Manipuri Dance - Ras Lila - Pung Cholam - Khamba Thoibi - Maibi - Nupa Pala
		Ras Lila depicting the transcendental love between love between Radha and Krishna is the essence of Manipuri dance.
		Ras Lila is generally performed in an enclosure in front of temple throughout the night.
		These include Khamba Thoibi - a duet of male and female partners dedicated to the sylvan deity; Maibi - performed during festivals, this dance is a way of reliving life as in past; Nupa Pala - also known as Kartal Cholom, it act as a prologue to Ras Lila dances.
	dances.indobase.com /classical-dances/manipuri.html (280 words)

	Stayfinder.com - Manipur - Art & Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Each of these tribes has their own distinct culture and tradition that finds expression in their dance, music, dress, customary practices and pass times.
		The Ras Lila depicts the fond love of Radha for Lord Krishna as well as the sheer devotion of the Gopikas toward the Lord.
		Nupa Pala, which is otherwise known as Kartal Cholom or Cymbal Dance is a characteristic of the Manipuri style of dance and music.
	www.stayfinder.com /travelguide/india/destinations/east/manipur/sights_and_attractions (371 words)

	The Meitei Culture And Religion Of Manipur
		In 1776, the devoted Vaisnav, Rajrishi Bhagyachandra, established the Govindaji temple and inaugurated the divine idol of Radha Krishna and began to worship the Lord with his consort in the Royal Palace.
		After this the Rajrishi tried his dream of the Ras dance to be a living legend and taking essence of the twenty ninth to the thirty third Chapters of Shrimad Bhagavata Darshan which are known as the Raspanchadhyaya, he trained many artists for the different kinds of Ras dance of Radha-Krishna.
		And, from the 11th day of Hiyanggei (November) 1779 to the full-moon day, the Ras-Lila of Radha Krishna was held with the most enthusiastic mood of the religious people of Manipur.
	themanipurpage.tripod.com /culture/culrel.html (3149 words)

	Introduction to Manipuri Dance
		The richness of the costumes gives lustre to the beauty of the art.The Ras dances are lyrical and have extremely graceful and sinuous movements coupled with light and soft steps, in which the heel practically never touches the ground.
		Pung Cholom is performed as an invocatory number preceding the Sankirtana and Ras Lila.It is hignly refined classical dance number characterised by the modulation of sound from soft whisper to a thunderous climax.
		There is the interplay of intricate rhythms and cross rhythms with varying markings of time from the slow to the quick with graceful and vigorous body movements leading to ecastic heights.
	www.stormloader.com /users/manipuri (1370 words)

	One World Trading (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The dance is a continuous flow, curved and rounded, one movement delicately culminating into another.
		The dance is so expansive that it requires tremendous control over the body to achieve the graceful movements.
		Another vital feature of Manipuri dance is the Pung Cholam or drum dance in which the dancers play on the drum known as Pung while dancing with thrilling leaps and turns to a fast rhythm.
	www.one-world-trading.com /indianclassicaldance.shtml (1595 words)

	Shri Krishna Pranami Website: Mahamati Prannathji
		As he bowed before the master, Shri Devchandra saw in him a great visionary and recognized in him the great divine soul of Indravati, who was to carry on the work of awakening the souls, after Swami Devchandra.
		For that he started a life of penance but Shri Devchandra told him that all these hard practices were not essential as contemplation, training of the mind and service of mankind.
		He wanted his work of awakening the souls -Jagani Lila- to be continued by Shri Mehraj.
	www.pranami.org /prannath.shtml (1040 words)

	Manipur Culture
		It is a group performance of male partners, using cymbals and wearing snow white ball-shaped large turbans, they sing and dance to the accompaniment of Mridanga, an ancient classical drum "Pung" as it is called in Manipuri.
		It is highly refined classical dance number characterized by the modulation of sound from soft whisper to a thunderous climax.
		The performers are generally young boys in the age group of four to five years.
	www.maharashtraweb.com /Manipur/Manipurculture.htm (1671 words)

	Full Text of Shri Venu Gita
		This lila was originally told to a king, a ruler of men, established in dharma who had controlled his senses.
		Krishna is adorned with a peacock feather and
		Shri Krishna is pure ras and His ras is enhanced and nourished by the songs and instruments of His companions.
	www.geocities.com /pushti_marg/Venu-gita-full.htm (13593 words)

	MSN INDIA - Preserving the traditional values! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Ras Lila combines histrionics, music, dance and lyrics.
		One sequence has up to a dozen artistes involved," said Sharma, 25, who was born in Goverdhan town in Mathura district and started to dance at the age of three.
		"Geetanjali is the best exponent of the 'bhakti ras' (devotional emotion) and the best in the folk traditions of Mathura-Vrindavan, enlivening audiences with her interpretations of the romance between Krishna and Radha," said a dance enthusiast here.
	content.msn.co.in /Lifestyle/Moreonlifestyle/LifestyleIANS_120307_0243.htm (291 words)

	Manipuri Rasa UthSav in Bangladesh
		The skirt the present day Ras dancers wear is modeled on the one the Maharaja Bhagya Chandra(1763-1798) saw in his drea
		Ras Lila has merged into the Manipuri society to a great extent.
		The Ras lila, the epitome of Manipuri classical dance is inter-woven through the celestial and eternal love of Radha and Krishna as has beendescribed in the Hindu scriptures and reveals the sublime and transcendental love of Krishna and Radha and the Gopie 's devotion to the Lord.
	manipuri.8m.com (526 words)

	The Hindu : Mesmerising Manipuri
		Among them is the famous Ras Lila, in which dancers representing the gopis of Vrindavan wear flared mirror work skirts with translucent veils and dance with soft, swaying movements.
		Like other Manipuri styles, the Ras Lila is a sacred art and is performed at auspicious ceremonies like marriages.
		There is also the Gostha Lila depicting stories of Krishna's childhood pranks, performed by young boys.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/yw/2003/07/26/stories/2003072600870300.htm (363 words)

	San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival review from Ballet.co
		K.P. and Katherine Kunhiraman devised a clever segue between the Ras Lila tradition of Krishna, Radha and the gopis and the joyous tillana which frequently ends the traditional Bharata Natyam recital.
		The musicians were placed on stage left, an unusual shift, but their music added to the skill of arranging the folk and classical dance styles.
		The showy finale,supplied by Te Mana O Te Ra, featured straw skirts flipping endlessly below bare midriffs and fl bras of two dozen female bodies slim to varying degrees of the over weight, skin quivering to the drumming of the musicians.
	www.ballet.co.uk /magazines/yr_05/jul05/rr_rev_ethnic_dance_fest2_0605.htm (915 words)

	Shri Krishna Pranami Website: Shri Devchandraji Maharaj
		With these, the whole world with 8.4 million species, comes into existence and the Jiv evolves from the lowest to the highest form as a human being.
		Now they have come for the third act Jagni Lila, which is supposed to awaken them to their original blissful state.
		Many a time, they would hear the sounds of the plays of Braj and Ras Lila like the churning of the curd and the cosmic vibrations of music and dance.
	www.pranami.org /devchandra.shtml (1088 words)

	Punjabi culture
		Moreover, during the last thirty years, Bhangra has enjoyed a surge in popularity worldwide, both in traditional form and as a fusion with genres such as hip-hop, house, and reggae.
		Great care is taken in the choice of proper costumes and make-up.
		Swang is a sort of semi-religious metrical play in which episodes from the lives of celebrated heroes are depicted.
	www.maharashtraweb.com /Punjab/Punjabculture.htm (2332 words)

	India Travelogue Festivals of India: Radhasthami, birth of Sri Radha Krishna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		he divinity of Sri Radha Krishna is manifest through the ras lila that devotees worship, that is nowhere more apparent than at Braj Dham, where it is believed that the lila continues and that with the purity of inner vision, this can be witnessed.
		istorically, 5,000 years ago, when the ras lila was manifest in the physical world, in the explanation of this spiritual phenomenon, it can be suggested as folklore that Radharani invited Mata Parvati for the ras leela.
		Giving his permission, Lord Shiva added that he would like to go with her to witness the ras leela.
	www.indiatravelogue.com /pass/fest/fest8.html (982 words)

	Shri Krishna Pranami Website: Viratpat Darshan
		Although depicted as separate in the field of Lila, they are not separate from Poorna Brahma.
		His mind is 'Satswaroop'; intellect is 'Keval Brahma' (in which Paramdham's Blissful Lila is reflected); chitta is 'Sabalik Brahma' and Ego is 'Avyakrit Brahma'.
		Many people consider it to be Brahman and worship it.There are countless Lilas of Maya in it.
	www.pranami.org /virat.shtml (2565 words)

	Aquarius Metaphysical Newspaper/Dance and Hindu Thought (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The apsaras, gandharvas, the Kinnars and other celestial beings danced to express their rapture which took them to higher planes of bliss.
		Perhaps the most loved dances in the Indian mythology are the dances of Lord Krishna -the Ras Lila with Radha and the Maha-Ras with the Gopis (Cow girls).
		Shri Krishna's dances with Radha represent the yearning of the individual soul to merge with the divine soul.
	www.aquarius-atlanta.com /september/dance2.shtml (466 words)

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