Mahabharata in Art and Ritual/Theatre

Javanese Shadow play

Kutiyattam

1. Kutiyattam Ancient Sanskrit Theatre
2. An article on Kutiyattam by Sudha Gopalakrishnan

Kathakali of Kerala

Krishnattam at Guruvayur, Kerala

Kattaikkuttu (Terukoothu) of Tamil Nadu

Yakshagana of Karnataka
Another Yakshagana page

Tharu Barka Naach of Nepal
Also see Summary by Pradip Bhattacharya of the book
THE THARU BARKA NAACH: Nepal's Dangaura Tharu folk version of Mahabharata
Ed Kurt Meyer & Pamela Deuel, translation by Dinesh Chamling Rai,
Himal Books, Lalitpur Nepal 1998

Pandav Lila

Bhasa's plays Madhyama Vyayogam, Karnabharam and Urubhangam directed by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar.

Synopsis of 94 Episodes of Mahabharat
Produced & Directed by B.R. Chopra & Ravi Chopra

Peter Brook's Mahabharata
See the Review by Pradip Bhattacharya

Manthan a Hindi play directed by Anil Ranjan Bhowmick on Ghatotkaca's son Barbareek.

Books and Articles

• Mahabharata as Theatre an article by Pradip Bhattacharya on-line

• A Portfolio of Mahabharata Paintings (2001)
  Published by Writers Workshop, 162/92 Lake Gardens, Kolkata 700045
  ISBN: 81-7595-900-2

• Mahabharata Paintings of Asit Mondal (2002)
  Published by Writers Workshop, 162/92 Lake Gardens, Kolkata 700045
  

• Mahabharata Reflected in Performance
  An article by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar on Bhasa's plays inspired by Mahabharata, published in Mahabharata Revisited, edited by R.N. Dandekar, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi (1990).

• Notes on Bhasa's Madhyama Vyayoga by Kavalam Narayana Panikkar

• The temples at Angkor (Cambodia)

• Paintings from a sixteenth century manuscript of part of the Razmnama, the Persian translation of the Mahabharata.

• The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry By W. G. Archer available on-line at The Project Gutenberg site.

• Mayabazar (Movie)
  A Note on Mayabazar by Desiraju Hanumanta Rao.