The Terah Taali dance, performed seated with manjiras tied to the body, is associated with which community and deity?
- A.The Kalbelias and Gogaji
- B.The Kamads and Ramdevji
- C.The Bhils and Devnarayan
- D.The Garasias and Pabuji
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the Kamads and Ramdevji. The Terah Taali is performed by women of the Kamad community, devotees of the folk deity Ramdevji of Ramdevra, who tie thirteen manjiras to their wrists, elbows, waist and ankles and strike them in rhythm while seated, often balancing pots or holding a sword in the mouth; the men accompany on the tandura and sing. A, the Kalbelias dance standing to the poongi and are linked with snake catching, not with Gogaji's worship. C, the Bhils of Mewar perform the Gavari dance drama, and Devnarayan is sung by his own Bhopas on the jantar. D, the Garasias perform the Walar, and Pabuji's epic belongs to the Bhopas with the ravanhatta. The number thirteen in the name is the clue that fixes the manjira count.
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Practice Questions
View allThe kamayacha, a bowed string instrument, is traditionally played by which community of Rajasthan?
- A.Langa
- B.Manganiyar
- C.Kalbelia
- D.Kamad
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The kamayacha is the signature instrument of the Manganiyar musicians of Jaisalmer and Barmer: a large bowl of mango wood covered with goat skin, with gut and steel strings played with a horsehair bow, giving the deep drone that accompanies Manganiyar singing.
Read the full explanation →The ravanhatta is the instrument of the Bhopas who narrate the epic of which folk deity?
- A.Pabuji
- B.Devnarayan
- C.Gogaji
- D.Ramdevji
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A Bhopa of Pabuji unrolls the painted scroll called the phad and sings the epic of Pabuji through the night, accompanying himself on the ravanhatta, a bowed instrument of a half coconut or gourd with a bamboo neck, a skin face and a row of jingling bells.
Read the full explanation →Kesariya Balam Aavo Hamare Desh belongs to which style of Rajasthani singing?
- A.Panihari
- B.Maand
- C.Kurja
- D.Jachcha
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Maand is the most refined style of Rajasthani singing, close enough to classical music to be treated as a raga in its own right, and Kesariya Balam Aavo Hamare Desh, made famous by Allah Jilai Bai of Bikaner, is its best known composition and effectively the state's signature song.
Read the full explanation →Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan were inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in which year?
- A.2003
- B.2008
- C.2010
- D.2016
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The Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan were inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010.
Read the full explanation →The algoza, a folk instrument of Rajasthan, is a
- A.Pair of flutes played together
- B.Bowed string instrument
- C.Drum with a plucked string
- D.Pair of wooden clappers
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The algoza is a double flute: the player holds two pipes at once, blowing a drone on one while playing the melody on the other, and a shepherd or a Langa musician can keep this up for long stretches using circular breathing.
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