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  2. Deodhani dance - Wikipedia

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    Deodhani is of Bodo origin. [1] A group performance of Deodhani generally consists of three or four women. The dance form is associated with the worship of the snake goddess Marei/Maroi. [2] A Deodhani dance is generally performed to the accompaniment of songs sung by an Ojha, a traditional chorus leader in the Darrang district of Assam. [3]

  3. Folk dances of Assam - Wikipedia

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    Deodhani is an ancient dance of Assam. It was the medium of worship of the ancient Shakti religion. In this dance, a dancer dances continuously to appease the goddess by eating the raw blood and flesh of animals offered to the goddess. This Deodhani dance plays an important role in the worship of Tamreswari or Kechaikhati, Manashadevi etc.

  4. Category:Dances of Assam - Wikipedia

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    Category: Dances of Assam. ... Deodhani dance; O. Ojapali; S. Sattriya This page was last edited on 7 June 2016, at 00:52 (UTC). Text is available under the ...

  5. Kherai - Wikipedia

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    Kherai dances form the main ritual of Kherai. For a period of three days and nights, Kherai dances are performed to revere the holy Bathou and other deities. Doudini or Deodhani (female exorcist) is the chief dancer and all rituals are performed by her and she is guided by the Douri, the Ojha and a Githal.

  6. Bhawaiya - Wikipedia

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    Bhawaiya is a musical form or a popular folk music that originated in Northern Bengal, especially the Rangpur Division in Bangladesh, Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, India, and the undivided Goalpara district of Assam, India.

  7. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - Wikipedia

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    1983 – Lalit Chandra Ojha (Ojapali and Deodhani Dances, Assam) 1984 – Balakrushna Dash (Odissi Music, Orissa) 1985 – Mohan Chandra Barman (Bhaona, Assam) 1984 – Bhubaneswar Mishra (Odissi Music, Orissa) 1987 – Bhupen Hazarika (Folk Music, Assam) 1988 – Pratima Barua Pandey (Folk Music, Assam) 1989 – Rajen Pam (Tribal Music, Assam)

  8. Category:Folk dances of Assam - Wikipedia

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  9. Bhupen Hazarika - Wikipedia

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    He was also considered as a new trend setter in Bengali music. Bhupen Hazarika composed music for films from Bangladesh to which got international acclaim. He was elected the President of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1993. [17] In 1967, Hazarika got elected as a member of Assam Assembly from Naoboicha constituency. [18] Social Struggle