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A typical semi-raunchy Bollywood-esque dance performance at a Big Boss show of yore. How much is original and how much is copied from other regions and forms, we wonder?

politics · dance

Indian Air Force soldiers march past during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. The President of India, who is also the Commander in Chief of the Indian Armed Forces, relishes the salute.

dance · farmland

Assam cultural troupe performs a Bodo dance at the Nagaland Hornbill Festival ... "The Hornbill festival held in the first week of December shows that with its stunning natural beauty and great cultural traditions, Nagaland can offer a rich…

dance · ceremony

Viewer manjitrupbikram tells us that "This is the deodhani dance of the koch rajbansis. The Boro shamanistic ritual dance Kerai also has deodhani (doudini in Boro) dances but of different form.

dance · music

Women in traditional attire performing Jhumur dance. They are dancing in a grassland on the beats of dhol and manziras....... Assam’s tea workers are known for their hard work. Day after day, they work plucking nascent tea leaves.

dance · music

Jhumur is a traditional dance form, existing in eastern part of India, basically in Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha. The dance is performed by young girls.

dance · music

Young girls dancing on the rhythm of dhols and one can hear flute being played and young men are playing manziras....... Assam’s tea workers are known for their hard work. Day after day, they work plucking nascent tea leaves.

Guwahati, Assam·festival · dance

Girls dancing with their hair swirling dervish-like to traditional music at Ambubachi mela 2011. The Ambubachi Mela is the most important mela celebrated in the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam.

festival · dance

Assamese girls sing and dance to celebrate Bhogali Bihu in a village of Assam. The Magh Bihu festival of Assam is celebrated with great fervor by its entire populace.

dance · music

Jhumur is a traditional dance form, existing in eastern part of India, basically in Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha. The dance is performed by young girls.

Assam·temple · dance

Kamakhya temple in Guwahati, Assam. The Kamakhya Temple is a Sati Pith temple situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in Assam, India.

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Please help us identify this dance from Assam.

Guwahati, Assam·festival · dance

Girls dancing with their hair swirling dervish-like to traditional music at Ambubachi mela 2011 The Ambubachi Mela is the most important mela celebrated in the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam.

dance · festival

Folk dances of Assam, include the Bihu dance and the Bagurumba (both danced during festivals held in the spring), the Bhortal dance, the Ojapali dance etc.

dance · music

Dancing on beats of dhol. Young women performing Jhumur dance a traditional folk dance of the tea garden tribe of Assam. Assam’s tea workers are known for their hard work. Day after day, they work plucking nascent tea leaves.

Guwahati, Assam·festival · dance

Girls dancing with their hair swirling dervish-like to traditional music at Ambubachi mela 2011 The Ambubachi Mela is the most important mela celebrated in the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam.

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The energetic dance steps and quick hand movements define the Bihu dance of Assam. But that is not all as any folk dance is incomplete without its costume and jewellery and the performers of Bihu don the traditional Assamese attire.

dance · wildlife

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.

Haryana·crafts · festival

Khasi tribe from Meghalaya performing 'Ka Shad Mastieh' dance at Surajkund Mela in Faridabad, Haryana, India. This traditional dance is performed by young men and women of the tribe. The youngsters get dressed up in exquisite attire.

dance · hills

House of Ninja - Meghalaya performs robotic dance during the Hornbill Footloose Competition. Dance Academy in associated with the Government of Nagaland as a part of International Hornbill Festival.

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Koch dance troupe showcasing their tribal dance during Chapchar Kut festival 2015. The whole of the state of Meghalaya houses a myriad of tribal communities who have settled in every nook and corner of the region.

Haryana·crafts · festival

Khasi tribe from Meghalaya performing 'Ka Shad Mastieh' dance at Surajkund Mela in Faridabad, Haryana, India. This traditional dance is performed by young men and women of the tribe. The youngsters get dressed up in exquisite attire.