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Identify the dance form with the help of following features:
1- Love lyrics from Jayadeva's Sanskrit work Gitagovindam have a place of place in the dance form.
2- Codified footwork of 'Pada bheda', gaits and walks termed 'chalis', and spins or 'bhramaris' are other components of the technique of the dance form.
In its rudimentary form it was performed as part of temple service by 'maharis' or female temple servants.
Answer: C
The dance form is Odissi. Verses from Jayadeva's Sanskrit Gitagovinda, in praise of Radha and Krishna, are a staple of Odissi, and its technique includes the codified footwork (pada bheda), set gaits (chalis) and spins (bhramaris). In its early form the dance was performed by maharis, the female temple servants of Odisha, as part of temple service. Kathak is a north Indian form tied to storytelling and has no mahari tradition. Kathakali is a Kerala dance-drama. Bharatanatyam was also a temple form but is from Tamil Nadu and its temple dancers were devadasis. The clues together point to Odissi.
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