Rammat, a form of folk theatre performed in the open at Holi, belongs chiefly to which region of Rajasthan?
- A.Bikaner and Jaisalmer
- B.Jaipur and Dausa
- C.Udaipur and Dungarpur
- D.Bharatpur and Alwar
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Bikaner and Jaisalmer. Rammat is staged in the open during Holi in these cities, with troupes singing the heroic and devotional stories of the desert to the dhol and the nagara, and it is one of the oldest theatre forms of western Rajasthan. Option B is wrong because Jaipur is the home of Tamasha, the folk theatre associated with the Bhatt family, which is performed on a stage before a seated audience. Option C is wrong because Udaipur and Dungarpur in the south are the region of the Bhil Gavari dance-drama and of the Rasdhari performances. Option D is wrong because Bharatpur and Alwar in the east, lying next to the Braj country, are where Swang, Nautanki and the Kanhaiya Khyal came in from outside the state. Attaching one place to each theatre form is the quickest way to secure these marks.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich folk dance of Rajasthan was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010?
- A.Ghoomar
- B.Kalbelia
- C.Chari
- D.Terah Taali
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The songs and dances of the Kalbelia community, the traditional snake charmers of Rajasthan, were added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010; the women dance in a flowing black skirt worked with silver ribbon to the been and the khanjari, with movements…
Read the full explanation →Terah Taali, in which thirteen manjiras are tied to the body, is performed by women of which community?
- A.Kanjar
- B.Gujjar
- C.Kamad
- D.Garasia
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Women of the Kamad community perform Terah Taali seated on the ground as an act of devotion to Baba Ramdev, with thirteen small brass cymbals called manjiras tied to the wrists, elbows, waist and ankles and struck in rhythm, while the men of the troupe play the tandoora.
Read the full explanation →The Chari dance of Rajasthan, performed with a lighted brass pot balanced on the head, belongs mainly to which area?
- A.Kishangarh and Ajmer
- B.Bikaner and Churu
- C.Jaisalmer and Barmer
- D.Kota and Baran
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The Chari dance is performed by Gujjar women of this belt, who balance on the head a brass pot, the chari, filled with cotton seeds soaked in oil and set alight, so the dance goes on beneath a flame; it marks weddings and the birth of a son.
Read the full explanation →The fire dance, or Agni nritya, of Rajasthan is performed by followers of which sect?
- A.Vishnoi sect
- B.Jasnathi sect
- C.Dadu sect
- D.Ramsnehi sect
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Followers of Jasnath, whose centres lie in the Bikaner and Churu area, perform the fire dance by stepping on and dancing over a bed of burning embers to the beat of the dhol, the dance being an act of faith at their fairs.
Read the full explanation →Gair, the vigorous circular dance of men in Mewar and Marwar, is performed chiefly on which festival?
- A.Gangaur
- B.Teej
- C.Holi
- D.Diwali
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Men of the Bhil and other communities of Mewar and Marwar dance Gair in a large circle during Holi, striking long sticks together in time with the dhol and the thali, and where women join the circle the form is called Gair Ghoomar.
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