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Chhau Dance (Wikipedia)

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Wikipedia's article on Chhau dance, consulted 2026-08-13. Useful here for the three regional styles, Seraikella, Purulia and Mayurbhanj, the Chaitra Parva festival connection and the disputed Sanskrit etymology.

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Author
Wikipedia contributors
Publisher
Wikipedia
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhau_dance
Source Type
reference
Assessment
Reliability Tier
3
Tier 3: a community-edited reference page, useful for the three regional styles but not itself peer reviewed.
Claims Backed By This Source (16 claims)

This source backs 16 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Performance Works, 8 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 4 holds, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
  • Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.

Well-attested

9

Performance Works

Scholarly debate

1

Performance Works

Holds

4

Performance Works

General References

2

Performance Works

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