Kamsale
Sign in to savethumb | right | alt=Karnataka's folklore Beesu Kamsale a variety of Kamsale | Karnataka's folklore Beesu Kamsale a variety of Kamsale Kamsale (Kannada: ಕಂಸಾಳೆ ನೃತ್ಯ), is a folk art performed by the devotees of God Mahadeshwara. It is performed using Kamsale, brass made idiophones (musical instrument). It's a popular folk art in Southern Karnataka especially Chamarajanagara, Ramanagara, Mandya and Mysore, Kollegal, Nanjangudu and outskirts of Bengaluru.
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- folk art
- Subclass of
- folk dance
- Located in
- Karnataka
- Country of origin
- India
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- Kuruba People
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thumb | right | alt=Karnataka's folklore Beesu Kamsale a variety of Kamsale | Karnataka's folklore Beesu Kamsale a variety of Kamsale Kamsale (Kannada: ಕಂಸಾಳೆ ನೃತ್ಯ), is a folk art performed by the devotees of God Mahadeshwara. It is performed using Kamsale, brass made idiophones (musical instrument). It's a popular folk art in Southern Karnataka especially Chamarajanagara, Ramanagara, Mandya and Mysore, Kollegal, Nanjangudu and outskirts of Bengaluru.
== Instrument and group == Kamsale is an 11th century instrument. Its also called Kaitala and Batlu in ancient texts like Bheema Kavi's Basava Purana, Virupakshapandita's Chennabasava Purana, Harihara's Girija Kalyana and Keshiraja's Shabdamanidarpana.
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