Hojagiri dance
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Some mudras (gestures) of Hojagiri dance
GenreFolk dance
OriginTripura

Hojagiri is a folk dance, performed in the state of Tripura, India[1] by *Tripuri people of Bru Reang clan.[2] It is performed by women and young girls, about 4 to 6 members in a team, singing, balancing on an earthen pitcher and managing other props such as a bottle on the head and earthen lamp on the hand.[3] while only the lower half of the body is moved.

References

  1. ^ "Tripura, the land of fourteen gods and million statues". www.tripura.org.in.
  2. ^ "Hojagiri". Tripura.org.in. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. ^ "The folk dance and music of Tripura" (PDF). Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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