The Sanskrit term Gītanṛtta can be transliterated into English as Gitanrtta or Gitanritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study (history)

Gītanṛtta (गीतनृत्त) refers to a “music and dancing” which was very popular in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa and the Rājataraṅgiṇī.—As regards the nature of music and dancing referred to in the Nīlamata, the major part of the former belonged probably to the category of spontaneously flowing folk-music. Of dances, those which were performed on religious occasions depicted probably the life histories of the gods. The dim memories of such religious dances are still preserved by the Hindu ladies of Kaśmīra, who, at the time of Śivarātri-visarjana ceremony at the bank of some river, go round seven times with their hands lifted above their heads.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Partial matches: Nritta, Gita.

Full-text: Samgitanrittaratnakara.

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