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A troupe of Garos perform the Wangala Dance or Drum dance during the Hornbill festival. The Wangala Dance is a harvest dance of the Garo Tribals from the Garo Hills of Meghalaya.

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Indian contemporary dancer beautifully expresses the saga of Lord Rama and the bow which he had to string in order to marry his wife Sita. Indulge in the ethereal artistic performance accompanied by the soulful music.

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Zeliang Naga tribals perform their traditional dance at the Hornbill Festival in Kisama. The dancers accompany their footwork with the chants of the melodious tribal folk song passed down from the forefathers.

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The Wangala dance or hundred drums adance of the Garo tribals in Meghalaya is performed during the harvest festival. It is characterised by the traditional attire and the unique wooden drums which are the main part of the dance.

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Sonal Mansingh a prominent Bharatnatyam and Odissi style dancer performs classical Indian dances. In an interview, she talks about how she is trying to invoke awareness of the environment through her dance performance and art.

Haryana·festival · dance

Glittering and colourful attire these Haryanvi dancers are adorned in at the 2020 Surajkund Arts and Crafts Fair in Haryana. It's an energetic experience with rhythms from Haryana which is followed in the steps of the dance.

Haryana·dance · festival

Surajkund Mela brings the diverse culture of India to the international platform through performing arts, handicrafts and art. The festival is attended by several foreign nations and Indian states.

Haryana·festival · dance

A troupe of women dancers performs Punjabi dance during Surajkund in Haryana. Attired in colourful traditional clothes. Surajkund attracts handicrafts, art, dances and cultural exchange from all over India and the world.

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We are told these women are dancing to a modern Galo romantic song performance. Help us identify what exactly this dance form is, then! The women wear zebra stripe skirt dresses and sing a cheery and melodious number...

Himachal Pradesh·dance

Jhamakda is a folk dance of Kangra in Himachal Pradesh. It is exclusively performed by women. It features percussion instruments and songs. This performance took place at the Surajkund Crafts Mela in Haryana in February 2020.

Haryana·dance · festival

Raslila dance at the Surajkund Crafts Mela in Haryana in February 2020. The Ras lila (IAST rāsa-līlā) (Hindi: रास लीला) or Ras dance is part of the traditional story of Krishna described in Hindu scriptures such as the Bhagavata Purana and…

Haryana·dance · festival

Punjabi women and men dance together with a combination of gidda and bhangra dance and music style from Punjab, at the Surajkund Mela in Haryana, February 2020.

Madhya Pradesh·dance · festival

Dancers and danseuses perform at Khajuraho Dance Festival 2020 Sattriya (Assamese), or Sattriya Nritya, is originated in the eastern state of Assam.

Madhya Pradesh·dance · festival

Danseuses perform at Khajuraho Dance Festival 2020 Sattriya (Assamese), or Sattriya Nritya, is originated in the eastern state of Assam.

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With traditional old world Himachali instruments, these men and women instrumentalize and dance to a traditional set of Himachali tunes, set to folk music. Delhi women tourists join in to the impromptu music and dance scene.

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The Kacchi godhi or horse dance from Rajasthan and Gujarat belt, at the Surajkund Crafts Mela in February 2020, held in Haryana.

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Rajasthani women dance with earthen pots atop their heads, balancing them cautiously, while twirling and swirling in their elaborate ghagra type dresses. Viewers - help us identify the exact dance type and region this is from!

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At a location in central India, within an old fort, the Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt is busily at work, giving multiple takes for a dance sequence for an impending Hindi movie.

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An Indian woman dances Bharatnatyam at the International dance and music festival held at the Jagannath Mandir in New Delhi.

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This is not your typical Ladakhi masked dance. The two performers are doing an unusual side hop instead of the usual cymbals and Cham dance.

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The quintessential bhangra dance show from Punjab, with Punjabis doing an energetic jig to fast foot-tapping music with instrumentation.

Leh, Ladakh·dance · music

Archival footage as young girls from Ladakh in India, attired in their traditional finery, sing and dance outside a monastery in Leh, in the 1990's, in this semi-archival video.

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One may not be too familiar with dances and folk culture from Haryana, but here goes. There is indeed much musicality in our state of Haryana.