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Dancers present the Lion dance of Sikkim at the North East Fashion Fest Delhi Chapter '13. Singhi Chham or Lion dance, also known as Kanchendzonga Dance, is a folk dance native to Sikkim. The word means Singhi Dance means the "Lion Dance".

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South Indian women showcasing dance item during Onam Festival at Kerala House in Delhi. Onam is a Hindu festival celebrated in Kerala, India.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival · music

At the Ziro Festival of Music, the event opened with a Cheraw Dance performance in the beautiful open at the Donyi stage. Ziro is situated in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, 167 kms from the capital Itanagar.

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Cultural programme at the North East Fashion Fest-Delhi Chapter 2013. Dancers Performing Manipuri Dance Dhol Cholum at the event.

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Folk dance troop from Uttarakhand performs a Garhwali folk dance, for visitors at a Kite flying festival in Delhi.

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Woman dancing to Bedu pako bara masa, a famous Garhwali song during a sangeet ceremony, Redgu - Uttarakhand. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

Uttar Pradesh·dance · festival

The Neemrana Music Foundation presents a Kathak Festival, celebrating 50 years of Kathak Kendra with Malti Shyam in a solo Kathak dance recital at Neemrana Fort Palace.

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Womenfolk ing religious song in their regional language during Nanda Devi festival en route Homkund in Uttarakhand. The three-week-long Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a pilgrimage and festival of Uttarakhand in India.

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A group of Indian girls represent their states as they dance on 'Mile Sur Mera Tumahara' during CISF Navrang Mela in Delhi.

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People throwing coloured water at each other and celebrating the festival of colours in the streets of Vrindavan. Holi is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus, as a festival of colours.

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Zemei Naga dance performed during Orange festival in Tamenglong, Manipur. The orange festival cum craft exhibition is meant to facilitate the socio-economic upliftment of the people of this district, which is still experiencing the "Poverty…

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Choreographed Dhol Cholom (dance of dhols) by Tapasya - A Centre for Performing Arts during Sangai festival in Manipur. Dhol Cholom is a renowned dance form of the North East Indian state of Manipur.

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Young Mizo dancers perform Cheraw or bamboo dance during annual Anthurium Festival in Mizoram, India. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the state govt.

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Choreographed Dhol Cholom (dance of dhols) by Tapasya - A Centre for Performing Arts during Sangai festival in Manipur. Dhol Cholom is a renowned dance form of the North East Indian state of Manipur.

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Kathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from India. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathakars or storytellers.

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Young girls dancing and singing at a sangeet during Kumaoni wedding. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

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Rongmei/Kabui dance troupe from Manipur presents traditional dance during Sangai Festival in Manipur. The Rongmei(Ruangmei), are an indigenous Naga tribe living in the states of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland in North-East India.

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Rongmei/Kabui dance troupe from Manipur presents the famous 'Khoiguna Lam' dance. A viewer tells us that this is not Khoiguna Laam but its Gaa Laam which means it's a dance depicting the crab.

Haryana·festival · dance

Mayur Nritya by Murari Lal Sharma of Charkula Arts Academy of Barsane at Surajkund Mela in Faridabad.

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Tingkao Cultural Chapriat from Manipur showcases 'Tuna-gaan lam', Zeliangrong Naga dance during Rani Gaidinliu birth centenary program at Tyagaraj Sadium in Delhi.

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Dancers from West Bengal showcase a Bengali dance during Rani Gaidinliu birth centenary program at Tyagaraj Sadium in Delhi.

festival · politics

Tamang selo dance by Nepali community during Red Panda Winter Festival in Sikkim. The Tamang or Tamag, are the indigenous inhabitants of the Himalayan regions of Nepal and India, their ancestral land is called Tamsaling.

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The monastic dances of Torgya Festival have a message and depict a story. The dances begin in early dawn hours on all the three days of the festival. The audience builds up through the day, reaching a few thousand by late afternoon.