Folk Dances of Odisha

  ‘Bandha’, ‘Chhau’, ‘Jatra Ghat’, ‘Kamana Ghat’, ‘Odissi’ (‘Batu Ntriya’, ‘Nartana’, ‘Natangi’), ‘Maya Shavari’, ‘Ruk Mar Nacha’, ‘Danda-nata’, ‘Chaitighoda’, ‘Dalkhai’, ‘Medha’ (mask dance), ‘Paika Nritya’ (battle dance), ‘Karma dance’, ‘Bahaka Wata’ and...

Folk Dances of Bihar

  Dances from Bihar can be divided into tribal such as ‘Munda’, ‘Santhal’, ‘Oraon’, ‘Kharia’ and ‘Ho’ and non-tribal like ‘Bhojpuri’, ‘Majhi’ and ‘Maithili’. The themes of these dances generally centre on agricultural or hunting occupations or religious subjects. The...
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