2,349 Neo Classical Odissi Dance Deals with the history, background, evolution and emergence of Odissi as a classical dance from India. This book traces the development of Odissi from a local ritual of temple dancers [Maharis] in the Jagannath temple, and the Gotipuas outside the temple in the 1940s to the internationally acclaimed Odissi dance. TweetMore Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Related