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Indian classical dance

the expressive art of Indian dance and drama that conveys meaning through the body, speech, costume and emotional states.

In Indian classical dance, abhinaya refers to the expressive art of Indian dance and drama that conveys meaning through the body, speech, costume and emotional states. This meaning comes from Nandikeśvara (1917) in The mirror of gesture.[1]

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Nandikeśvara. (1917). The mirror of gesture: Being the Abhinaya darpana of Nandikeśvara (A. Coomaraswamy & G. K. Duggirala, Trans.). Harvard University Press. Open Library record

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