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Bandana Nepal is a Nepali dancer. She formerly held the Guinness World Record for "Longest dance marathon by an individual", for which she danced for 126 hours continuously. Bandana started to dance at the age of 5.
Kumha Pyakhan: is a sacred dance of the Tuladhar and Kansakar caste groups of the Newars of Kathmandu. The dance is performed in temple and market squares during religious festivals. Gathu Pyakhan: is a sacred masked dance of the Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Nava Durga Pyakhan: starts from mohani and ends in Bhagasti.
Sangini (Nepali: संगिनी) is a particular type of song and dance perform by the Nepali womenfolk during the occasion of a religious festival Tihar and Teej. [1] It originated in the hilly regions of Nepal and is performed by Nepali women from Nepal and parts of India and Bhutan.
Ghatu Dance: Ghatu is a traditional dance performed by young girls during the Baisakh Purnima festival. The dance narrates historical and mythological stories, with performers often entering a trance-like state. It is accompanied by songs and music, and is a significant aspect of Gurung cultural expression. [23]
The dance is performed to offer devotion towards goddess Durga—the goddess of victory as well as to protect one's family, children and society from witches and dark magic. [ 2 ] It is performed for ten consecutive evenings, from the day of Ghatasthapana to Bijaya Dashami , by women and girls, in a group of five to fifteen, by placing earthen ...
The term Bhume means 'Earth' and Naach means 'dance' in the Nepali language. The Kham people practice a religion that worships the land (bhumi puja), water sprouts (shim), forests (ban puja) and weather, asking for better crop yields and cattle. [2] Bhume Naach is a folk dance which is performed around a fire to worship the Earth.
Sakhiya dance is a Nepalese traditional dance performed by the Tharu community during the Dashain and Tihar festivals. Officially, it begins on the day of Krishna Janmashtami. The dance is mainly performed by the unmarried young girls and boys. In the first phase, boys play drums and girls use pumpkin leaves.
Ghatu dance (Nepali: घाटु नाच) is a Nepalese folk dance of the Gurung Community of western Nepal. [1] The dance is performed mainly during Baisakhi Purnima (full moon day of the Hindu month Baisakhi) festival. The dance is started on the previous new moon day of the same month.