in dance performances according to indian philosophy the world is made of purush and prakriti she says for vaishnavites the only purush not in the sense of male is lord krishna thus if you want to go nearer to the lord you have to be immersed in devotion like radha thus it is not considered taboo for performers to assume the role of dhadhan she says the dhadhi and dhadhan who come from the same society as the devotees get elevated at the time of performance as they show the world what it is like to see the lord and his lila and thus no longer have trappings of gender bias she says gujarat has mention of dhadhi tradition especially in saurashtra region where history records the likes of mitho dhadhi of limdi in surendranagar dhadhi had defied the orders of the local ruler when he asked him to sing paeans to him along with praise for lord krishna while lalloi village has provided a number of significant dhadhi performers today only areas such as amreli bhavnagar and junagadh have groups performing the lila