The Kachhi Ghodi dance of Rajasthan is performed
- A.on a dummy horse worn at the waist
- B.with a pot of water on the head
- C.on a bed of burning embers
- D.while seated, with cymbals tied to the body
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, on a dummy horse worn at the waist. Men of the Shekhawati region strap on a horse made of bamboo and cloth, dress in bright costume with a sword in hand and enact the tales of local bandits and heroes to the fife and the dhol, and the dance is a regular feature of wedding processions. Option B is wrong because balancing a vessel describes the Chari dance of the Gujjar women, where the pot carries a flame, and the Bhavai dance, where pots are stacked on the head. Option C is wrong because dancing on embers is the Agni nritya of the Jasnathi sect of Bikaner and Churu. Option D is wrong because the seated dance with cymbals tied to the body is Terah Taali of the Kamad community, performed in devotion to Baba Ramdev. Each of these four is a separate dance, and examiners mix their descriptions deliberately.
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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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