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70: 376:) and the Saiva tradition, though it spans multiple religious traditions and languages. Both art forms originated as ways to transmit the teachings of Puranas, Upanishads and high intellectual traditions in popular form and languages understandable to common people without Sanskrit education. The antecedent of harikatha in particular can be seen in the Haridasa tradition, which promoted the Dvaita Vedanta tradition of Madhvacharya through popular devotional singing. 132: 29: 395:(in music). Gamaka sometimes is mistaken for a form of music, but is instead a clear reading of complex poetry with complete emphasis on literature while its musicality is also important, but secondary. Its name is likely a reference to this, as it is a form of storytelling and exposition with the use of music (that is, gamaka). 371:
are the same, though they are related art forms. Harikatha is usually based on Telugu (and to a lesser extent other Dravidian languages) literature and the Vaisnava tradition, especially the tellings of the Bhagavata Purana. Gamaka is similar but is traditionally focused on Kannada literature
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conducts certification exams in Gamaka, with its syllabus consisting of poems picked from the above-mentioned epics. They also hold annual meeting of all the gamakis across state to discuss the state and future of gamaka.
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styles heavily use Karnataka Sangeetha, styles of Sagara and Theerthahalli region use more folk/traditional central Karnataka style of singing with emphasis on literature. There is some influence of
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Gamaka art is flourishing in the North Americas. An organization for promoting Gamaka in North America was established in the year 2020.
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This article is about the storytelling form. For the style of ornamentation in Indian classical music, see
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of a poem with highest emphasis on meaning, applying suitable
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There are many styles in gamaka. While Bangalore, Mysore and
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The poems are chosen mostly from old Kannada epics such as
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