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Manipuri is one of the classical dance forms of India which originates from Manipur - a state in Northeast India. A Manipuri legend describes the legend origins of Manipuri dance in the 18th century. Manipuri dance is infact a generous name and cover all the dance forms of the land. 'Rasa' dance was performed in Manipuri, known as 'Radha-Krishna' dance but this was later repeated by 'Uma-Shiva' in Manipuri. Manipuri besides Rasa Dance includes 'cholams' and 'laiharaoba' dance. Laiharaoba is mainly performed in the memory of princess 'Thoibi' and her lover 'Khambu' who died in tragic circumstances. Laiharaoba is an annual festival, a ritual and a dance drama performance all rolled into one and lasting for many days. Accompaniments and costume The music that accompanies the dance consists of gongs, drums or dholak, flute, manjira and pena which has a bunch of tiny bells tied on one end of its bow. Costume- male wear 'Dhoti and angavastra' and female wear stitched costume in which the skirt has a cylindrical shape and there is lot of zari (golden in color) work done on the costume. |
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