DASAVATAR Odissi Dance

This particular abhinaya is an extract from Jayadev's "Geet Govinda". It is a popular item in Odissi which depicts the ten various incarnations of Lord Vishnu, i.e Matsya (a fish), Kurma (tortoise), Baraha (a boar), Narasimha (half-lion & half-man), Baman (a dwarf), Parshuram (a furious sage), Rama, Balaram, Buddha and Kalki to establish truth and justice on this earth when vitiated by the demonic forces of Adharma (injustice) and Asatya (falsehood).
Dance Choreography : Padmashree Guru Pankaj Charan Das, Padmabhushan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, Guru Gangadhar Pradhan.

Music Composition : Sangeet Sudhakar Late Balakrushna Dash &

Pt. Late Bhubaneswar Mishra.