Folk Dances Of Gumla
Like other tribal population local inhabitants are also humorous by nature. They pass their time in music and dance .They use FLUTE, NAGARA & MANDAR as their musical instrument They sing folk songs in which their life style emerges
Some of the local dances are :-
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KARMA DANCE |
JAUDRA DANCE |
| It is a dance practiced in KUWAR & KARTIC month .LAHSUA & KHARE are some of its varieties | During the month of AGHAN & PUSA it is played in the villages at night |
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SARHUL DANCE |
BHEJA DANCE |
| Sarhul which is a prominent festival of ORAON can’t be thought without dance . People hold together in a chain and form a circle then practise this dance along with music and song . Musicians with their traditional music instruments remain inside the circle .Men wear white DHOTI with red border and women wear white SARI with red border .Watching a dance group causes one to be a part of it . | Dozens or more young boys and girls gather at a particular place ,form a chain by clumping hands of one another in alternate succession then perform dance following different postures with melodious traditional music and songs in a rhythm |
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PANKY DANCE |
ANGNAI |
| Men hold CHANWAR in hands and on their soldiers then perform dance . | It is performed in the villages during any festival . |
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DAMKACH |
RATA KHEL |
| It is a variety of dance practised by SADANS during marriage ceremony . |