The development of different Sanskrit dramatic literature and poetry had parallel narrative structures and themes from the Mahābhārata. Some have become immortalized just like the main epic through the medium of folklore, poetry, drama and dance, while there are many that have hardly been noticed or remotely thought of with aesthetic purpose. Dance drama art forms like Kathakali, Yakshagāna, Harikatha and Koodiyāttam preserve the Sanskrit lineage within a limited repertoire. The Naḷa-Damayanti story, Kiratārjuniya, Karnashapadam, Kalyānasougandhigam, Sishupāla Vadha, Keechaka Vadha and few others have become adapted prominently. Read more in the site
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