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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.
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.
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 ...
The song and dance is mainly performed by the womenfolk during marriages and other auspicious occasions. The ladies moves in circle, clapping their hands to the beat of the music. The songs are first sung by the leader and then the others join the chorus. The lyrics mainly relate to Shyam (Krishna) and Radha.
A study of the educational development of the bodo tribe during the post independence period with particular reference to the northern region of Assam (PhD). Guwahati University. hdl:10603/67775. Siiger, Halfdan (2015). The Bodo of Assam: Revisiting a Classical Study from 1950 (PDF). NIAS Press. ISBN 978-87-7694-160-4.
Baul or Bauls (Bengali: বাউল) are a group of mystic minstrels from Bengal, which includes the country of Bangladesh and the Indian State of West Bengal. [1] [2] Lalon is regarded as the most important poet-practitioner of the Baul tradition. [3] [4] [5] Baul music had a great influence on Rabindranath Tagore's poetry and on his music ...
Hason Raja: Devotional songs written by a music composer by the name of Hason Raja (from Sylhet, northeastern side of Bangladesh near Assam) that was recently repopularised as dance music. Jari: songs involving musical battle between two groups; Jatra Pala: songs associated exclusively with plays (performed on-stage). Usually involves colourful ...