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Zemei Naga dance performed during Orange festival in Tamenglong, Manipur. The orange festival cum craft exhibition is meant to facilitate the socio-economic upliftment of the people of this district, which is still experiencing the "Poverty…

dance · politics

Students performing Sambalpuri, a folk dance of Odisha on Rajpath during Republic Day celebration in Delhi.

dance · politics

Indian students perform Lezim, a folk dance of Maharashtra during Republic Day Parade in Delhi. India celebrates its 67th Republic Day at Rajpath in Delhi.

dance · music

Choreographed Dhol Cholom (dance of dhols) by Tapasya - A Centre for Performing Arts during Sangai festival in Manipur. Dhol Cholom is a renowned dance form of the North East Indian state of Manipur.

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Young Mizo dancers perform Cheraw or bamboo dance during annual Anthurium Festival in Mizoram, India. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the state govt.

dance · music

Choreographed Dhol Cholom (dance of dhols) by Tapasya - A Centre for Performing Arts during Sangai festival in Manipur. Dhol Cholom is a renowned dance form of the North East Indian state of Manipur.

dance · festival

Kathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from India. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathakars or storytellers.

ceremony · dance

Young girls dancing and singing at a sangeet during Kumaoni wedding. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

dance · festival

Rongmei/Kabui dance troupe from Manipur presents traditional dance during Sangai Festival in Manipur. The Rongmei(Ruangmei), are an indigenous Naga tribe living in the states of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland in North-East India.

dance · festival

Rongmei/Kabui dance troupe from Manipur presents the famous 'Khoiguna Lam' dance. A viewer tells us that this is not Khoiguna Laam but its Gaa Laam which means it's a dance depicting the crab.

Haryana·festival · dance

Mayur Nritya by Murari Lal Sharma of Charkula Arts Academy of Barsane at Surajkund Mela in Faridabad.

Haryana·dance · music

Folk dancers of Karnataka perform Dollu Kunitha at 30th Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Faridabad, India Dollu Kunitha (dance), is a major popular drum dance of Karnataka.

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Dancers of Umkhonto we Sizwe from South Africa perform at 6th edition of International Dance and Music Festival organise by ICCR (Indian Council of Cultural Relation) in Delhi.

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Cheraw dance is performed by both males and females of Mizoram. Use of the bamboo staves is the unique trait of the dance of Cheraw in Mizoram.

dance · festival

Tingkao Cultural Chapriat from Manipur showcases 'Tuna-gaan lam', Zeliangrong Naga dance during Rani Gaidinliu birth centenary program at Tyagaraj Sadium in Delhi.

dance · festival

Dancers from West Bengal showcase a Bengali dance during Rani Gaidinliu birth centenary program at Tyagaraj Sadium in Delhi.

dance · hills

Magar Nepali dance troupe performs a folk dance during Red Panda Winter Festival in Sikkim. The Magar are one of the oldest known tribes in Nepal; however, their origin is unclear.

Chhattisgarh·sport · dance

Bhangra is performed at the rural olympics of punjab. This dance form is a unique blend of colours, sound and turbans (!) which is done with boundless energy and action.

festival · politics

Tamang selo dance by Nepali community during Red Panda Winter Festival in Sikkim. The Tamang or Tamag, are the indigenous inhabitants of the Himalayan regions of Nepal and India, their ancestral land is called Tamsaling.

festival · dance

The monastic dances of Torgya Festival have a message and depict a story. The dances begin in early dawn hours on all the three days of the festival. The audience builds up through the day, reaching a few thousand by late afternoon.

sport · dance

Bhangra is performed at the rural olympics of punjab. This dance form is a unique blend of colours, sound and turbans (!) which is done with boundless energy and action.

Uttarakhand·festival · dance

Kangdali Festival is a festival held by the rung tribe of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. This festival coincides with the blooming of the Kandali plant, which flowers once every twelve years.

dance · festival

Assamese folks presents the fampus Bihu Dance during Sangai Festival in Manipur. The Bihu dance is a folk dance from the Indian state of Assam related to the festival of Bihu.