Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Classification:
1. Occupational
2. Seasonal
3. Martial
4. Devotional
5. Ritualistic
Numerous with local variations to various religions and cultures
Guided by songs that glorify nature
Express traditional occupation and devotion to the dieties
Bhangra (Punjab):
Most popular dance of Punjab
Musical instruments tabla, dhola, chimta and others
Weddings and social festivals
Giddha
Bhangra
Jhoomar
HARVEST
Garba (Gujarat):
Women folk enacted before the temples of the mother Goddess Amba
Rhythmic clapping + circular movement >> NAVARATRI and Holi
Derived from Garbha deep >> lamp inside an earthenware pot or the light whixh glows inside
the temple sanctum
Bhavai
Garba
Dandiya Raas
Tirpani
Gomph
@ GUJARAT
Direct Benefit
Transfer -- Govt
of Gujarat
Bihu (Assam):
Padayani (Kerala):
Regional temple festivals
Main centres Kottayam, Quilom, Pathanamthitta, Aleppey dts
Masks of various shapes
Kudiyattam
Kaliyattam
Kaikottikali (Onam)
Ottamtullal
Sari (harvest)
Tappatrikali (siva
worship)
Kerala 3k run
contest - my
SWOT
Gaur (M.P):
Bastar district
Marriages
Meaning ferocious bison
Dagla
Ghera
sold d &g shoes in
Madhya Pradesh
Jhoomar (Punjab):
Harvest season
Slomer and more rhythmic form of Bhangra
Content of songs love and emotion
Performed in a circle to the tune of songs
Kummi (TN):
Women
Temple festivals, pongal etc.
Women stands in a circle and dance while clapping their hands rhytmically
One of the women leads the song while others take up the refrain
Kolattam (stick
dance - girls)
Kavadiattam
(temple dance)
Kummi
Dummy
Therukoothu (TN):
Junctions of the village during village festivities
Men and Women
watched DK bose
movie 3 times
Majilattom (TN):
Artistic and religious form of dance performed in temples
Performer dances on a tall piece of wood attached to the end of his feet
Wears costumes from head to toe like a peacock with beak
Yakshagana (Karnataka):
Musical dance drama based on Ramayana and Mahabharatha which deals with themes of valour
and heroism
Mainly manifestation of God Vishnu
Imp footwork, hand gestures absent
Costumes red and yellow colours
Starts in the twilight hours with the beating of compositions on drums from upto an hour before
the actors get on stage
Depicts a story from Indian epics and puranas
Huttari
Suggari
(Kunitha)
eating maggi @
pizza hut,
bangalore
Bhavai (Gujarat):
Most colourful and skillful 7 pots folk dance
Tamasha (Maharashtra):
18th century form of entertainment
Name derived from Persian word spectacle
Patronized by Maratha rulers
Kutiyattam (Kerala):
watching GK corp
Tamil Movie in KL
university
Sanskrit theatre tradition of more than 2000 yrs closely follows the precepts of Natyashastra
Ottam Tullal:
Similar to Kathakali
Kavadiyattam (TN):
Karagam temple dance
Dummy (TN):
Horse dance in temples
Giddha (Punjab):
Women at harvest
kirtan - vishnu
worship
Bihar and
Jharkand:
Jatin
Jatra
Jadur
Jijhiya
Barlanga
Bakho
Karma
Kaduputhli
Natua
Chhau
Samo-Chakwa
Rajasthan:
Gangore (parvathi)
Ginad (before holi)
Gopka leela
Jhulan
Jhumar
Chakri-serpant
dance
Khyal
Susini
Dandiya raas