dance

dance · ceremony

As per Wikipedia Sufi whirling (or Sufi spinning), ( Arabic: الرقص الصوفي‎) is a form of Sama or physicaly active meditation which orginated among Sufis, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order.

dance · music

Sidi goma singing at ICCR's 3rd International Sufi Festival in Delhi. The Siddhi, also known as Habshi, are an Indian and Pakistani ethnic group of Black African and/or Afro-Arab descent.

music · forest

A traditional occupation of Sidi Goma (African-Indian Sufis) in Gujarat has been to perform sacred music and dance as wandering faqirs, singing songs to their black Sufi saint, Bava Gor.

ceremony · dance

Sidi Goma is a group of African Indian Sidis from the Bharuch district of Gujarat. This tribal Sufi community of East African origin came to India eight centuries ago, and preserved and carried on the tradition of Sidi music and dance adapt…

dance

Heart-Centered Sufi Dancing is a beautiful Spiritual Practice, a meditation of Divine Light and Bliss. We move around the circle from partner to partner, allowing our thoughts to fall away as we experience the Divine in each other.

ceremony · dance

Sidi Goma is a group of African Indian Sidis from the Bharuch district of Gujarat. This tribal Sufi community of East African origin came to India eight centuries ago, and preserved and carried on the tradition of Sidi music and dance adapt…

ceremony · dance

Sidi Goma is a group of African Indian Sidis from the Bharuch district of Gujarat. This tribal Sufi community of East African origin came to India eight centuries ago, and preserved and carried on the tradition of Sidi music and dance adapt…

music · dance

Sufi musicians, the Wadali Brothers from Punjab talks about their early days in the music scene. The younger brother Pyarelal Wadali talks about his early days as a dancer before becoming a Sufi singer.

dance · festival

Cute daring Meitei pugilist kids of Naharol Yaipha Thourang Club, Okram Chuthek, Manipur taking part in boxing championship during Yaoshang Sports Meet 2014.

politics · dance

African Dance from Botswana, at wildfilmsindia orchard in Delhi: Batswana do the setap African dance performed by the Ngoao Loshalaba from Botswana and the Okavango Delta area performing at Wilderness Films India Ltd. in New Delhi.

dance

Tableau from Chhattisgarh showcases Ramgarh's ancient amphitheater dating back to 300 BC. See artistes perform a dance based on Kalidasa's 'Meghadootam'.

Tamil Nadu·highway · dance

Those are old truck tyres being used in bullock carts in Madras city. It's bovine traffic today in South India's big city... Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital of Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu·dance · music

Chennai is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal, it is a major commercial, cultural, economic and educational center in South India.

dance · village

Horses are made to supposedly dance or display their skills, to the beats of the dhol and other drums, at the Pushkar Camel Fair and the Rural Olympics at Kila Raipur in Punjab.

Chhattisgarh·festival · dance

An amazing horse dancing competition was held at Kila Raipur Sports Festival, Ludhiana Punjab. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

Chhattisgarh·sport · village

An amazing horse dancing competition was held at Kila Raipur Sports Festival, Ludhiana Punjab. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Kila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.

music · dance

Dancers perform to a Kumaoni song during the Kangdali mela in Kumaon. Kumaoni folk music had its root in the lap of nature. The pure and blessed music have the feel and the touch of nature and subjects related to nature.

Uttarakhand·festival · dance

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

Uttarakhand·dance · festival

Victory dance is a traditional dance form of rung community or tribe. Kangdali Festival is a festival held by the rung tribe of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India.

Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh·festival · dance

Miss Apatani 2015 : Contestants dancing at the opening round of Miss Apatani pageant during Dree Festival in Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh. The Dree Festival is an Apatani agricultural rite.

dance · school

Jyotsana Jagannathan performs Bharatnatyan dance during the April Horizon series organised by ICCR in Delhi.

dance · school

Jyotsana Jagannathan performs Bharatnatyan dance during the April Horizon series organised by ICCR in Delhi.

dance · festival

A performance by Kalbeliya Holi Festival 2013 in Rajasthan. The Kalbelia dance, performed to celebrate any joyful moment in the community, is an integral part of Kalbelia culture.