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Is this the Rouf or Dhumal dance? A viewer has posed this doubt in our minds! Help us decide... Dhumal dance of Kashmir being performed at 8th Delhi International Arts Festival. Dumhal is a dance performed in Jammu and Kashmir.

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A dance troupe from Jammu and Kashmir performs Dogri dance at the 8th International Arts Festival in Delhi. Just like any other state of India, Dances are an integral part of any ceremony or festive occasion in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Old-man playing Ektara, one of India's ancient instruments at Dilli Haat in Delhi. Ektara is a simple folk instrument. It is used to provide both a drone as well as simple rhythmic accompaniment to folk songs.

sport · dance

Artiste from Ukhrul district of Manipur Chonchon Varah performs at the 8th North East Tamchon Football Tournament in Delhi.

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Nyishi tribe from Arunachali Pradesh performing a dance at the North East Fest in Delhi. The Nyishi tribe is one of the principal inhabitants of Arunachal Pradesh in north-eastern India.

festival · crafts

Cheraw or bamboo dance performed by Mizo tribe at Anthurium Festival 2014 in Mizoram. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the State govt.

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Dance troupe from North East India Rongmei, Assamese, Khasi, Mizo presenting their cultural dance at Chapchar Kut Festival in Mizoram. Mizoram, the land of the beautiful Mizo people, is one of the seven sister states of North-east India.

dance · festival

Dance troupes from Tripura dancing at the North nEast festival in Delhi. North East Festival 2013 - A two days festival in the capital showcasing the cultural and traditional Heritage of the North East region as well as present a case for t…

festival · crafts

Tribal dance from North east India presented at Anthurium Festival. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the State govt.

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The Literal meaning of Chu is Snowy Range, while that of Faat is Worship. The dancers while carrying butter lamps and green bamboo leaves perform a ritualistic dance by singing devotional songs.

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Thang-ta is a weapon-based Indian martial art created by the Meitei of Manipur. In the Manipuri language, thang means sword and ta means spear, referring to the art's primary weapons.

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Chapchar Kut is celebrated by the local people of Mizoram in the month of March every year. During the seven whole days of Chapchar Kut the Mizoram people engross themselves into an infinite aura of mirth and merriment.

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Mizo youths performing "Cheraw or Bamboo dance" at North East Fest in Delhi. Viewer EngPheniks adds: "There are two styles of Cheraw - the "Kantluang" or the Simple cheraw where the bamboo poles are placed in line like the one in this video…

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Dance group from Arunachal getting ready to perform at the North East Festival held at the IGNCA, Janpath, New Delhi.

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Dance troupes from North East performing at Anthurium festival 2013 in Mizoram. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the State govt.

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Manipuri folk plays Pena (Manipuri musical instrument) during Sangai Festival in Manipur. Pena (a.k.a Bana, Bena, or Tingtelia) is a bowed lute found in North East India and Bangladesh.

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Group of Pena musicians perform a classical Manipuri music during Sangai Festival in Manipur. Pena (a.k.a Bana, Bena, or Tingtelia) is a bowed lute found in North East India and Bangladesh.

festival · wildlife

The closing ceremony of Sangai Festival ended with a ceremonial conch blowing followed by a colourful dance and Pena musicians in Manipur. Pena (a.k.a Bana, Bena, or Tingtelia) is a bowed lute found in North East India and Bangladesh.

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Teenagers of Mizoram performing in front of audience at Anthurium festival. These teenagers are showing their dancing skills. You never know they could be dancing stars of India in future.

Aizawl, Mizoram·dance · music

Help us identify this most tuneful singer from Mizoram, so we can duly credit her for this lovely song which she perfomed at the Winter Festival in Aizawl, Mizoram, in 2017-18. She sings Whitney Houston's 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody'.

dance · politics

Dancers dressed in the vibrant traditional attire of the Monpa tribe from Arunachal Pradesh perform gracefully during Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, a nationwide initiative by the Government of India celebrating 75 years of India’s independence,…

dance · festival

The vibrant North East Festival, hosted alongside the cultural programmes at Gymkhana Club, beautifully commemorates Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, marking 75 years of India’s independence.

Mizoram·festival · old town

A vibrant cultural presentation during Chapchar Kut, the famous spring festival celebrated by the Mizo community in Aizawl, Mizoram.