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  2. Kajari - Wikipedia

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    Kajari is a folk song and dance genre from Uttar Pradesh, in India. It is a Hindustani classical music genre, performed during the rainy season usually late June to September when lush greenery reappears and agricultural labor begins again. It is often used to describe the longing of a maiden for her lover as the black monsoon cloud comes ...

  3. Culture of Uttar Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    The Culture of Uttar Pradesh is an Indian culture which has its roots in Hindi, Bhojpuri and Urdu literature, music, fine arts, drama and cinema. [1] Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, has historical monuments including Bara Imambara and Chhota Imambara, and has preserved the damaged complex of the Oudh-period British Resident 's quarters ...

  4. Category:Folk dances of Uttar Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Folk dances of Uttar Pradesh" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Charkula

  5. Ramlila - Wikipedia

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    Rama is the seventh avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu and the central figure of the Ramayana, a Sanskrit epic that integrates performance arts with stories driven by ethical values. The epic text is dated to the 1st millennium BCE and Ramlila is an adaptation of those stories. Most Ramlilas in North India are based on the 16th-century secondary ...

  6. Raslila - Wikipedia

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    Rasalila has been a popular theme in Kathak, Bharatanatyam, [9] Odissi, Manipuri, and Kuchipudi dance forms. Rasalila is a popular form of folk theatre in the regions of Mathura, Vrindavana in Uttar Pradesh, Nathdwara amongst various followers of Pushtimarg or the Vallabh sect and other sects in the regions of India

  7. List of Indian folk dances - Wikipedia

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    The main folk dance performed in the Jammu region are- Kud Dance, Chajja Dance, Crow Dance, Dogri Bhangra etc. Dumhal is a ceremonial dance performed by men of the Wattal tribe. Dancers wear long, colourful robes and tall, conical caps studded with beads and shells. They move in a procession, carrying a banner.

  8. Saang - Wikipedia

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    Saang. Tyagaraju known for his extensive contributions to Carnatic music. Saang (Hindi: सांग), also known as Swang (meaning "imitiation") [1] or Svang (स्वांग), is a popular folk dance – theatre form in Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. [2] Swang incorporates suitable theatrics and ...

  9. Geetanjali Sharma - Wikipedia

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    She has been performing dance in India and abroad for more than 24 years. She is the recipient of National Youth Award (2010), Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar of Sangeet Natak Academy (2011), [1] Yash Bharti Award, the highest award of Government of Uttar Pradesh (2015) [3] [4] and several many other regional and national level awards.