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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]
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.
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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.
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.
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)
The Boro music may lack the sophistication of established schools and forms of music, however, the khams (a long cylindrical drum) provide the beats and the rhythm for the Bagurumba dance ensemble, while sifung (flute) and Serja provide melody, together used to 'invite' young people to the festivities or celebration. The Bagurumba dance ...
Kamrupi Lokgeet is popular form of folk music that expresses thoughts and emotion of the Kamrupi people. [1] The songs are derived from Ancient Kamrup. [2] The language of Kamrupi lokgeet are different dialects and ancestral forms of Assamese, including Early Assamese, Kamrupi dialects and Standard Assamese.