Goa, along with its beautiful beaches, also has some beautiful folk dances. Tarangmel dance is part of those mesmerizing folk dances. It is a dance of the youth if we want to link it to a generation. The dance is energizing requires a lot of energy and is energizing to even look at. Tarangmel Dance […]
Tonya Mell is the stick dance of Goa. It resembles the Gujarati folk dance Dandiya Raas. Although, Tonya Mell requires more energy and is more difficult than Dandiya. The biggest difference is that only males can perform Tonya Mell dance whereas Dandiya can be played by both men and women. The speed of the dance
Shigmo festival, also known as Shishirotsavaa is a famous spring festival of Goa. It is celebrated around the month of March every year. The date of the festival is set according to the Hindu lunar calendar hence the date varies every year. Shigmo Festival Variants There are two variants of this festival. Vhadlo (Big) Shigmo
Fugdi dance is mainly the dance of Konkan women of Goa. Only women participate in this dance. This dance is performed during festivals and religious activities. It is also performed during harvest season when women find themselves at leisure. This dance also represents women’s break from their daily work. They dance to entertain themselves to
Dekhni dance is one of the oldest dance forms of Goa. In Konkani it means beauty. This dance is a mixture of Indian and western music. Dekhni dance can be associated with those people who converted into Christianity from Hinduism during Portuguese rule. This dance form can be witnessed anywhere in Goa. It is a
The word samayi means brass. It is called the Samai dance because men and women dance while brass lamps or Deepak are put on their heads. The mesmerizing images of the Samai dance performance will never leave your heart after witnessing it in person. Samai Dance Occasion The people perform this dance before Holi. The
This folk dance is named Ghode Modini because it involves movements like a horse. This dance is done in remembrance of the Maratha rulers’ victory in Goa over the Portuguese. Literally, the word ghode means horse, and modini means happy. Ghode Modini folk dance is a major attraction during the Shigmo festival during harvest season
Women perform Dhalo dance to ask God to protect their family and household. The dance performance is a kind of ritual which women do to offer their prayers to the deity. Dhalo is performed at the beginning of winters, during the Pausha period according to the Hindu calendar. The dance is performed for five to
Kunbi dance is a tribal folk dance of Kunbi people. It is also known as Kanbi dance. Kunbi is a farmer caste in western India. Kunbi community has lent its name to the Kunbi folk dance. This tribe can be found in the Salcete taluka region of Goa. The dance is simple yet also unique.
With only three major states and a few union territories, this part of India is not as large as the others. However, it is home to some of the oldest cities of the country that have historical significance. Beautiful beaches and deserts also adorn this region. Mahabaleshwar Once known as the summer capital of
If you are a music lover who has a renowned taste in music and you enjoy letting your hair down every once in a while, then chances are that you are already familiar with the larger than life Sunburn Festival that takes place in India every year.
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