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Rathwa ni gher: tribal dance of Gujarat

Keywords: Culture
National Tribal Dance Festival
Tribal dance

Description: The video is a documentary on the Rathwa ni Gher dance of the Rathwa tribe of Gujarat which is performed to celebrate the festival of Holi. The Rathwas are found in the hilly region of Southern Gujarat and they are known for their vibrant culture. The film looks at the Rathwa ni Gher performances in the villages of Raisinghpura and Nakhal at Vadodara and the village of Gamani at Panchmahal. The dance is performed for five days as part of Holi celebrations and the dancers observe a fast during this period. The Gher dance is performed by both males and females. The male dancers are called gherriyas while the female dancers are called gheranis. This vigorous dance form is accompanied by the bansuri (flute), harnai/shehnai, dholak (small drum), thali (bronze plate), ram dhol (big drum), kundi/tutadi (small drum) and ghughra patta (metal ball belt).

Source: West Zone Cultural Centre

Type: Video

Received From: West Zone Cultural Centre


DC Field Value
dc.contributor Udaipur. West Zone Cultural Centre
dc.date.accessioned 2019-11-21T02:25:21Z
dc.date.available 2019-11-21T02:25:21Z
dc.description The video is a documentary on the Rathwa ni Gher dance of the Rathwa tribe of Gujarat which is performed to celebrate the festival of Holi. The Rathwas are found in the hilly region of Southern Gujarat and they are known for their vibrant culture. The film looks at the Rathwa ni Gher performances in the villages of Raisinghpura and Nakhal at Vadodara and the village of Gamani at Panchmahal. The dance is performed for five days as part of Holi celebrations and the dancers observe a fast during this period. The Gher dance is performed by both males and females. The male dancers are called gherriyas while the female dancers are called gheranis. This vigorous dance form is accompanied by the bansuri (flute), harnai/shehnai, dholak (small drum), thali (bronze plate), ram dhol (big drum), kundi/tutadi (small drum) and ghughra patta (metal ball belt).
dc.source West Zone Cultural Centre
dc.format.mimetype text/htmlvideo/mp4
dc.language.iso en
dc.subject Culture
National Tribal Dance Festival
Tribal dance
dc.type Video
dc.format.medium video
dc.format.duration 00.09.52
DC Field Value
dc.contributor Udaipur. West Zone Cultural Centre
dc.date.accessioned 2019-11-21T02:25:21Z
dc.date.available 2019-11-21T02:25:21Z
dc.description The video is a documentary on the Rathwa ni Gher dance of the Rathwa tribe of Gujarat which is performed to celebrate the festival of Holi. The Rathwas are found in the hilly region of Southern Gujarat and they are known for their vibrant culture. The film looks at the Rathwa ni Gher performances in the villages of Raisinghpura and Nakhal at Vadodara and the village of Gamani at Panchmahal. The dance is performed for five days as part of Holi celebrations and the dancers observe a fast during this period. The Gher dance is performed by both males and females. The male dancers are called gherriyas while the female dancers are called gheranis. This vigorous dance form is accompanied by the bansuri (flute), harnai/shehnai, dholak (small drum), thali (bronze plate), ram dhol (big drum), kundi/tutadi (small drum) and ghughra patta (metal ball belt).
dc.source West Zone Cultural Centre
dc.format.mimetype text/htmlvideo/mp4
dc.language.iso en
dc.subject Culture
National Tribal Dance Festival
Tribal dance
dc.type Video
dc.format.medium video
dc.format.duration 00.09.52