Kalbelia Dancer at Rann Banka Lawns - Jodhpur

Gautam Allahbadia 2010-01-17

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Kalbelia is a gypsy tribe of Rajasthan. In ancient times these tribal people were known for their frequent migration from one place to another. Kalbelia is the one of the most sensuous dance forms of Rajasthan, performed by the Kalbelia tribe.The dance which today is world famous, is an integral part of their culture and is performed to celebrate any joyful moment in the community. Black and dark red are the colours which attracted these people and hence the clothes of the dancers (mainly females) as well. The upper body cloth is called "Angrakhi" and a piece of cloth worn on head known as "Odhani" -similarly the lower body cloth is called "Lengha". As the performance goes on the rhythm becomes faster and faster and hence appropriately, the musical instruments used by these people are called "Been", "Khanjari", "Morchang", "Khuralio" and "Dholak"!

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