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Describe in brief the Dashavatara shows.
Write about the Dashavatara theatre.
Answer in Brief
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Solution
- Dashavatara is a part of the folk theatre in Maharashtra.
- The stories presented in Dashavatara shows are based on the 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu.
- At the beginning of the show sutradhara, the narrator invokes Lord Ganesha, the destroyer of obstacles.
- Dashavatara shows are presented in the regions of Konkan and Goa after the harvesting season is over.
- The show is mostly musical, but sometimes there may be a few spontaneous dialogues.
- The show ends by breaking dahihandi, an earthen pot of curds, followed by aarti, singing praises of God.
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