Choliya Dance- A Folk Dance of Uttarakhand
छलिया नृत्य हमारे उत्तराखण्ड के लोक नृत्यों में सबसे लोकप्रिय नृत्य है। यह नृत्य युद्ध के प्रतीक के रुप में ही प्रयोग किया जाता है, इसमें पुरुष प्राचीन सैनिकों जैसी वेश-भूषा धारण कर तलवार और् ढाल लेकर युद्ध जैसा नृत्य करते हैं। जिसमें उत्तराखण्ड के लोक वाद्य ढोल, दमाऊ, रणसिंग, तुरही और मशकबीन भी शिरकत […]
Deoprayag : A Spiritual Metaphor
Deoprayag is a beautiful showcase of traditions, myths and mysticism. This is the place where the holy rivers Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet, making it a unique pilgrimage. From here onwards two rivers merge into one and take the name of ‘Ganga’. Deoprayaga though situated, just at an altitude of 618 mt from the sea […]
Hilljatra : A folk festival in Pithoragarh
A festival of pastoralists and agriculturist hilljatra came to Pithoragarh valley from West Nepal and at once found fevour in Kumaour and Bajethi and in its modified form as Hiran-chital at Kanalichina, Dewalthal and Askot. It is associated with ropai (paddy transplantation) and allied agricultural activities of rainy season. In was introduced in Soar by […]