
Krishna Janmashtami cultural dance at Yogmaya Temple, Mehrauli, in Delhi
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A traditional dance performance takes place during the Sreekrishna Janmashtami celebrations at Yogmaya Temple.
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The compere tells us: "On behalf of Assam, we greet everyone here. We belong to the Rabha tribe of Asom. We will present the Farkanti / Farkranti dance. On dying, a person becomes a bird and flies away. This is symbolic and we are using a bird's head feathers here. We dance here for the person's atma / atman. Rabha tribe dance from Assam, at North-east Festival in Delhi: On dying a person becomes a bird Rabha is a prominent tribe in Assam and is recognized as a scheduled tribe by the constitution of India. We find their presence extensively in Assam, Meghalaya, west Bengal, Manipur, and Tripura and in Nepal too. According to the map drawn by the linguistic survey of India they inhabit places from Phulbari of Garo Hills district in Meghalaya stretching unto Rani of south Kamrup district in
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