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Around 1600 A.D., male dancers dressed as females, known as Gotipuas, gained prominence in Odra (ancient Orissa). This may have been due to the Mughal invasion of India, and the accompanying stigma attached to female dancers, even ones in temples. |
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Gotipua Dancers
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Around 1600 A.D., male dancers dressed as females, known as Gotipuas, gained prominence in Odra (ancient Orissa). This may have been due to the Mughal invasion of India, and the accompanying stigma attached to female dancers, even ones in temples. |
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