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.......... is a 500-year-old dance form, a classical Indian dance developed from the Vaishnavite monasteries of Assam.
ABharatanatyam
BSattriya
CMohiniyattam
DKuchipudi
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Sattriya
Sattriya is a 500-year-old Indian classical dance developed from the Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras) of Assam. It is an Ankiyanaat. This Nritya (dance) was started by the great Vaishnavite saint Shankardev. Sattriya is a type of Ankiyanaat in which musical plays are included. This Nritya is written in Brajabuli language (Assamese-Maithili mixed language).