Jean Holm; John Bowker (1994). Worship. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 85. பன்னாட்டுத் தரப்புத்தக எண்978-1-85567-111-9., Quote: Hindu classical dance-forms, like Hindu music, are associated with worship. References to dance and music are found in the vedic literature, (...)".
Frank Burch Brown (2013). The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts. Oxford University Press. பன்னாட்டுத் தரப்புத்தக எண்978-0-19-972103-0., Quote: All of the dances considered to be part of the Indian classical canon (Bharata Natyam, Chhau, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniattam, Odissi, Sattriya and Yakshagana) trace their roots to religious practices (...) the Indian diaspora has led to the translocation of Hindu dances to Europe, North America and to the world."
Frank Burch Brown (2013). The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts. Oxford University Press. பன்னாட்டுத் தரப்புத்தக எண்978-0-19-972103-0., Quote: All of the dances considered to be part of the Indian classical canon (Bharata Natyam, Chhau, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniattam, Odissi, Sattriya and Yakshagana) trace their roots to religious practices (...) the Indian diaspora has led to the translocation of Hindu dances to Europe, North America and to the world."
