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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. Pathsala - Wikipedia

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    The famous Deodhani Dance, entirely different from its South Indian form, has Pathsala as its home. Assam's Devadasi dance is a 1,000-year-old tradition, prevalent since the 7th century when the Devadasi system was in place. Girls were offered to Saiva, Sakta and Vaishnava temples to dance as part of a daily ritual.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Ojapali - Wikipedia

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    Ojapali is a traditional shamanistic type of indigenous folk dance from Assam in the northeastern region of India. [1] Ojapali is believed to have evolved from Kathakata tradition and is performed in a group; it is believed to be one of the oldest art forms of Assam.

  7. 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.

  8. Music of Assam - Wikipedia

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    The music of Assam consists various genres of folk and modern music, drawing its artistic basis from the history of Assam, from Assamese culture and its ancient traditions. In recent times, starting from the late eighties, popular artists have modernised the music catering to local popular demand.

  9. List of dances - Wikipedia

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    Dance of Osman Taka; Dance video games (emotes from video games) Dancer's Delight (Scottish) Dances of Universal Peace; Danda Nata (Folk dance from Odisha, India) Dandiya Raas; Danza de los Viejitos; Danza de los Voladores; Danza de tijeras ; Danzantes de Levanto; Danzón; Dappankuthu; Dashing White Sergeant; Daychovo horo; Deer dance; Deknni ...