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dance · festival

A group of trained Rajasthani folk dancer perform Gair dance during a pre-Holi celebration at a palace in Bhavrani. Gair dance is performed by men in western Rajasthan in Holi festival.Gair is a very Famous Rajasthani folk dance.

dance · sport

The Queen’s Baton Relay, an epic journey that began with Cardiff Commonwealth Games in 1958 has since been the curtain raiser to every Commonwealth Games.

dance · sport

An Indo-western fusion dance performance at the Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Baton Relay 2010.

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Menfolk perform a bansari dance at the Rajpath lawns on the occasion of Paryatan Parv.

dance · crafts

Dance forms in India know no boundaries of caste and creed as they depict oneness of the nation. They may have originated in different states of the country but all of them symbolize the joy and liveliness of a certain event.

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The Union Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with Other Union Ministries and State Governments launched nationwide ‘Paryatan Parv’ to showcase the cultural diversity of the country and reinforce the principle of ‘Tourism for All’.

dance · music

The Pung cholom (meaning "roar of the drums") is a Manipuri dance. It is the soul of Manipuri Sankirtana music and classical Manipuri dance. The Pung cholom (meaning "roar of the drums") is a Manipuri dance.

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Kavadi Attam is a religious ritual performed by the Murugan devotees of Tamil Nadu in connection with the festivals of Murugan temples. Kavadi literally means ‘burden’.

Rajasthan·dance · festival

Rajasthani men perform gair dance at the Pushkar fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan while the foreign tourists gather around dancing and clicking pictures of the dancing men.

Rajasthan·dance · festival

Raika - Rabari herdsmen perform gair dance at Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan. While these colourful men of Rajasthan put their heart and soul in performing the traditional folk dance of their communities. The visitors

Haryana·dance · ceremony

Folk dancers of Tamil Nadu perform Parai Attam at Surajkund Mela in Haryana. Parai Attam is a special type of dance in Tamil culture in which folks beat Parai and dance to its rhythm. This is one of the oldest traditional dance.

dance · ceremony

A notes Odissi and Bharatnatyam dancer Sonal Mansingh has been dancing for Republic Day for quite some time now has been a day to present a new choreographic offering to the public.

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Kamsale is known as Beesu Kamsale. It is a unique folk art performed by the devotees of God Mahadeshwara. Kamsale is a brass made musical instrument. Its origin is traced to the Mythological period.

dance · music

The Pung cholom (meaning "roar of the drums") is a Manipuri dance. It is the soul of Manipuri Sankirtana music and classical Manipuri dance. The Pung cholom is a unique classical dance of Manipur.

dance · crafts

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.

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Hidden in the North-Eastern region of India, Arunachal Pradesh is a state which is unlike any other state in India. Dance and music are an essential part of the life of Arunachali tribes.

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Famous dancer, Chandralekha's experimental showcase 'Raga'. Its hypothesis is based on the concept of Nageswara's policy. Chandralekha says "I am working with the physical traditions associated with Bharatnatyam.

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The folk dance is a very significant part of the cultural life of Daman and Diu. The dance forms associated with the folk dance in Daman and Diu are Mando Dance, Verdigao Dance and Vira Dance. Source: mapsofindia

festival · dance

Indian classical dance performance on the occasion of Pongal at Tamil Nadu House in Delhi. Pongal is one of the most popular harvest festivals of South India, mainly of Tamil Nadu.

Pushkar, Rajasthan·livestock · dance

Folk dance of Rajasthan at Pushkar Camel Fair in the desert town of Rajasthan. Rajasthani man performs an improvised version of kalbelia dance with an earthen pot on his head.

festival · hills

Buddhist warriors? Why does that sound somehow incongruous? The Buddhists lift guns and perform a mock shooting drill! One man even pretends to die from the shooting! Hemis is an idyllic village in Ladakh, in Northern India.

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Today these children live like a family in Raja Radha Reddy's studio. But Radha Reddy, who laid the foundation of this family, finally made her dream come true after all the obstacles which she saw years ago.

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Cheraw dance could be recognized by the use of bamboo staves. These are kept in cross and horizontal positions on the ground.