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dance · festival

A Rajasthani woman balances multiple pots on her head while dancing at Shekhawati Utsav in 1996. She stands on two swords while dancing. See Rajasthani men dancing in traditional Rajasthani attire.

village · dance

Men of Bhawrani, a village in Jalore, dance with bamboo sticks till the last light at the royal palace of Bhawrani. Men dressed in white and saffron while the women were dressed in different shades of red.

village · dance

Men of Bhawrani, a village in Jalore, dance with bamboo sticks till the last light at the royal palace of Bhawrani. Men dressed in white and saffron while the women were dressed in different shades of red.

village · dance

Holi festival is very enthusiastically celebrated in rural Rajasthan. In Jalore district all men and women folk started dancing and singing Holi songs in Falgun month.

village · dance

Holi festival is very enthusiastically celebrated in rural Rajasthan. In Jalore district all men and women folk started dancing and singing Holi songs in Falgun month.

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Loor dance a Rajasthani dance starts a month before Holi and ends with Holika's destruction. It is a female dance.

village · dance

Holi festival is very enthusiastically celebrated in rural Rajasthan. In Jalore district all men and women folk started dancing and singing Holi songs in Falgun month.

dance

A group of Rajasthani men play nagada, a percussion instrument as locals perform Gair dance on the streets of Bhavrani in Rajasthan. They celebrate Holi in the day time and dance and sing during the evening.

dance · festival

Marwari women dance to the tunes of a dhol on the streets of a village in Bhavrani after the Holi celebration. Once done with the colourful and messy Holi celebration people dance to the tunes of traditional drums and songs.

dance · festival

Marwari women dance to the tunes of a dhol on the streets of a village in Bhavrani after the Holi celebration. Once done with the colourful and messy Holi celebration people dance to the tunes of traditional drums and songs.

dance

Bhawai is a folk dance with swaying and twirling movements that are performed by women from certain tribes from the state of Rajasthan.

Pushkar, Rajasthan·music · festival

Rajasthani Folk mandali sings 'Mhare Hiwde Mei Lagi Katar' while a beautifully ornamented dancer, wearing peacock feathers dance along around the bonfire at evening time.

Pushkar, Rajasthan·dance · festival

Holding pots blazing fire on their heads, watch these amazing Rajasthani folk dancers perform on folk music played by their mandali by a bonfire.

Pushkar, Rajasthan·festival · dance

Dancing to the beats of the folk musicians, watch these Rajasthani dancers twirl around with burning pots on their heads with great ease.

festival · village

Rural Rajasthani women and children attend a rural folk festival with moustachioed men dancing with sticks while wearing red turbans. Others go around the festival ground on camels in their best festive regalia.

music · dance

A vibrant folk song and dance performance comes alive at Bishangarh Fort in Rajasthan. Men sit together singing traditional melodies while playing the harmonium and other local instruments, creating an authentic rural rhythm.

dance · fort

At Bishangarh Fort, two women perform a traditional folk dance while male musicians sing and play instruments during sunset. The performers are positioned within the fort setting, with surrounding hills visible in the background.

dance

Mohiniyattam or Mohiniattam is a classical dance form of Kerala, developed by the Tamil nattuvanar (dance master) Vadivelu,one of the Thanjavur Quartet. It is one of the eight Indian classical dance forms.

dance · coastline

Padayani is a ritual art form of dance performed during the annual Ritualistic festival of Padayani in Kerala.

dance · coastline

Padayani is a ritual art form of dance performed during the annual Ritualistic festival of Padayani in Kerala.

dance

Mohiniyattam is a classical dance form of Kerala, developed by the Tamil nattuvanar (dance master) Vadivelu,one of the Thanjavur Quartet. It is one of the eight Indian classical dance forms.

dance

Mohiniyattam is a classical dance form of Kerala, developed by the Tamil nattuvanar (dance master) Vadivelu,one of the Thanjavur Quartet. It is one of the eight Indian classical dance forms.

dance · festival

Elegant Indian classical dancer Vijayalakshmi performing the Mohiniattam, at the 5th Delhi International Arts Festival, on the 12th of Nov.