Krishnattam or Krishnanattam (Play of Krishna) is a temple ritualistic artwork carried out at Guruvayur Temple (Guruvayur 680101, Trishshur District, Kerala) by a troupe owned by Guruvayur Devasvam. The efficiency of Krishnattam is predicated on Krishnagiti, a poetic textual content in Sanskrit containing verses and stanzas, written by the Zamorin King Manavedan in 1654. The story of Krishna, described in Bhagavata, Mahabharata and Harivamsha is offered in Krishnattam as songs, dance and performing in a sequence of eight performs (Avataram, Kaliyamardanam, Rasakrida, Kamsavadham, Svayamvaram, Banayuddham, Vividavadham and Svayamvaram) in eight days.
