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LAMBADI

isatribefoundinthestateofAndhraPradesh.Theyarealsokn

ownasSengalisandBanjaras.TheLambadiwomenwearaverycolourful

dress.Theclothestheyweararedecoratedw

ithpiecesofmirrorandcowrl.T

heywearivorybanglesandinnu

merableornaments.

InLambadi

formofdance,typicallythefem

aledancersdanceintunewithth

emaledrummerstoofferhomag

etotheirLordforagoodharvest.

LambadiDa

nce

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JabroisatraditionaldanceformprevailingintheChangThangandRongareasofLadakhregioninthestateofJammuandKashmir.Thisdanceform

isperformedbythenomadicpeopleof

Tibetanorigin,livinginthehigh

hillsofthisregion.

Melod

ioussongsarecharacteristicofJabro,inwhichbothmalesandf

emalesparticipate.Thedancersf

aceeachotherandformcircleso

rrows.They

moveforwardsandbackwardshandin

handsininbeautifulsons.

JabroDance

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BardoiSh

iklaDance

Thisdan

cerepresentstheadventoftheN

ewYear(generallyinthemonth

ofAprilorMay).InthestateofAssam,theBardoisilaisderivedfromthe

Bodoword,BardoiSikhlaayounggirl.BarmeanswindandDaimean

swater.

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GairG

houraistraditionaldanceofBh

eeltribeofthestateofRajastha

n.

ThedancersdresstraditionalRajasthanicolourfuldresses.

Me

nandwomen

dance

inabigcirclewithwoodstickin

therehands.TheRajasthanifolk

musicplayinbackgroundwithdhol,nagada,anddholak

during

thisdance.

GairGh

oura

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Korku

isascheduledtribecommunity

predominantlyfoundintheEastNimar,

BetulandChhindwara

districtsofthestateofMadhya

Pradeshand

adjoiningareasinMelghatregionofstateofMaharastra.Korkushave

derivedtheirnamefromthecom

binationofthewordkorumea

ningmanand

kuw

hichmakesitpluralmeaningtribalman.

Kokru

Dancers

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SattriaDance

TheSattriyadancehasevolvedoutofperformancesthattookshapeinthe

vastnetworkofsattrasormonas

teriesthatwereestablishedinAs

sam

since

the16th

century,whentheVaishnavamo

vementledbyShankaradevasw

epttheland.

Dramatistandcomp

oserasmuchassocialandreligious

reformer,Shankaradevawasthefountain

headofthisgreatarrayofperformanceforms,andcreatedacorpusofsongsanddance-dramastha

tconstitute

thecore

oftheedifice.

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DandiyaRaasisthefeaturedandmost

populardanceoftheStateofGujarat.Thisdanceformisactuallythestagingofamock-fightbetweenGoddess

Durga

andMahishasura,themightyd

emon-king.Thesticks(dandiyas

)representtheswordofGodde

ssDurga.Theoriginofthesed

ancescanbe

traced

backtothelifeofLordKrishna.

Dandia

Raas

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Thew

ordLavaniderivedfromLavan

ya

meaningbeauty.Lavaniiscombinationofdanceandteasing

lyricswithwarmrhythmofdh

olki.Women

typicallywearnine-yardsariswhileperformingLavanidance.

La

vani

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Celebratin

Tee

Teejisa

fastingfestivalforHinduwomen.Itiscelebratedformaritalbliss,well-beingofspouseandchildrenandpurificationofownbody

andsoul.

Thefestivalisathree-day-longcelebratio

nthatcombinessumptuousfeastsaswellasrigidfasting.

TheabovepicturedepictswomenfromthestateofHaryanacelebratingTeej

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Pahala

dNatakisaform

oftradition

altheatrewithaone-playrepertoirefrom

thesoutherndistrict

ofOrissa,itiscommonestin

Ganjam.

Itis

performedintheopenonafiveorsix-

tieredstage,atthesummitofwh

ichHiranyakashipu'sthroneispl

aced.

Thete

xtofPrahaladNatak,whichcon

tains120songs,waswrittenbyGopinathParichhawhobelonged

tothecourtofRajaRamakrishn

aChhotrayof

Jalantar

nowinAndhraPradesh

and

ruledfrom1857to1905.

Prahalad

Natak

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Bharatnatyam

isoneofthemostsublimeoftheIndianclassicaldanc

es.

ItemergedinthestateofTamilNaduandamongalltheIndianclassical

dances

,Bharatnatyamisthemostancie

nt.Itisconsideredtobeabout2000yearsoldanditfollowstheprinciplesofNatyaShastra(thetreatiseon

dance)

.

Bharatnataam

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RaasLila

Maniuri

ThisclassicalformofManipuridanceis

basedandinspiredbythethemeofLordKrishnaandhisbeloved,

Radha.Thisgracefulandslowm

ovement

ofthedancemakesitoneofthemostacc

laimedclassicaldancesofIndia.

Thecostumeiselegant,asthere

arenicelyembroideredclothesth

atgive

lusterto

thebeautyoftheart.

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Koodiyattam is a form of Sanskrit theatre traditionally performed in the state of Kerala. Performed in the

Sanskrit language in Hindu temples, it is believed to be 2000 years old. It is officially recognised by

UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

Koodi attam

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Thedancersattirethemselvesinpeacockcostumes,whichareattached

withcolorfulfeathers.Themovementscapturethemoodofthepeacockinits

fullsp

lendor.Thebeautifultiltsandturnsoftheheadandwingsperform

edbythedancerscontainatypicalstyleandcharm.

Mayu

rDance

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VandeMatram

Aninteg

ratedperformanceusingnineclassicaldanceformsofIndiaBh

aratanatyam,Odissi,Kuchipudi,

Kathak,Manipuri,Kathakali,M

ohini

Attam,SattriyaandChhauperformedat

DelhiInternationalArtsFestival,

2008withartistsfromvariousregionsofIndia.