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searchaux" style="display:none">Indian semi classical martial dance originating in East India</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chhau_Nritya_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Chhau_Nritya_%281%29.jpg/220px-Chhau_Nritya_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Chhau_Nritya_%281%29.jpg/330px-Chhau_Nritya_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Chhau_Nritya_%281%29.jpg/440px-Chhau_Nritya_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3171" data-file-height="2114" /></a><figcaption><i>Chhau</i> performing artists</figcaption></figure> <p><i><b>Chhau</b></i>, also spelled <i><b>Chhou</b></i>, is a semi classical <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">Indian</a> dance with martial and folk traditions.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilliams200483–84,_is_a_semi-classical_Indian_dance_with_martial,_tribal_and_folk_origins._The_other_major_classical_Indian_dances_are:_Bharatanatyam,_Kathak,_Kuchipudi,_Kathakali,_Odissi,_Manipuri,_Satriya,_Yaksagana_and_Bhagavata_Mela_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilliams200483–84,_is_a_semi-classical_Indian_dance_with_martial,_tribal_and_folk_origins._The_other_major_classical_Indian_dances_are:_Bharatanatyam,_Kathak,_Kuchipudi,_Kathakali,_Odissi,_Manipuri,_Satriya,_Yaksagana_and_Bhagavata_Mela-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is found in three styles named after the location where they are performed, i.e. the <i>Purulia Chhau</i> of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>, the <i>Seraikella Chhau</i> of <a href="/wiki/Jharkhand" title="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a> and the <i>Mayurbhanj Chhau</i> of <a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a>. </p><p>The dance ranges from celebrating <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">martial arts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Acrobatics" title="Acrobatics">acrobatics</a> and athletics performed in festive themes of a folk dance, to a structured dance with religious themes found in <a href="/wiki/Shaivism" title="Shaivism">Shaivism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shaktism" title="Shaktism">Shaktism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vaishnavism" title="Vaishnavism">Vaishnavism</a>. The costumes vary between the styles, with Purulia and Serakeilla using masks to identify the character.<sup id="cite_ref-unescochhau_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unescochhau-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stories enacted by Chhau dancers include those from the Hindu epics the <i><a href="/wiki/Ramayana" title="Ramayana">Ramayana</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata">Mahabharata</a></i>, the <a href="/wiki/Puranas" title="Puranas">Puranas</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Indian_literature" title="Indian literature">Indian literature</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-unescochhau_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unescochhau-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109–110_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109–110-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The dance is traditionally an all males troupe, regionally celebrated particularly during spring every year, and may be a syncretic dance form that emerged from a fusion of classical Hindu dances and the traditions of ancient regional tribes.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109–110_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109–110-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dance brings together people from diverse socio-economic backgrounds in a festive and religious spirit.<sup id="cite_ref-unescochhau_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unescochhau-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109–110_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109–110-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mayurbhanj_Chau_artistes_performing_with_depiction_of_Krishna_and_gopi,_Bhubaneswar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Mayurbhanj_Chau_artistes_performing_with_depiction_of_Krishna_and_gopi%2C_Bhubaneswar.jpg/220px-Mayurbhanj_Chau_artistes_performing_with_depiction_of_Krishna_and_gopi%2C_Bhubaneswar.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Mayurbhanj_Chau_artistes_performing_with_depiction_of_Krishna_and_gopi%2C_Bhubaneswar.jpg/330px-Mayurbhanj_Chau_artistes_performing_with_depiction_of_Krishna_and_gopi%2C_Bhubaneswar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Mayurbhanj_Chau_artistes_performing_with_depiction_of_Krishna_and_gopi%2C_Bhubaneswar.jpg/440px-Mayurbhanj_Chau_artistes_performing_with_depiction_of_Krishna_and_gopi%2C_Bhubaneswar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>Mayurbhanj Chhau artists performing to a <a href="/wiki/Vaishnavism" title="Vaishnavism">Vaishnavite</a> theme at <a href="/wiki/Bhubaneswar" title="Bhubaneswar">Bhubaneswar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Chhau_Dance_of_Purulia.ogv/220px--Chhau_Dance_of_Purulia.ogv.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="165" data-durationhint="37" data-mwtitle="Chhau_Dance_of_Purulia.ogv" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:Chhau_Dance_of_Purulia.ogv"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/Chhau_Dance_of_Purulia.ogv/Chhau_Dance_of_Purulia.ogv.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Chhau_Dance_of_Purulia.ogv" type="video/ogg; codecs="theora, vorbis"" data-width="640" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/Chhau_Dance_of_Purulia.ogv/Chhau_Dance_of_Purulia.ogv.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="192" data-height="144" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/Chhau_Dance_of_Purulia.ogv/Chhau_Dance_of_Purulia.ogv.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="320" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/Chhau_Dance_of_Purulia.ogv/Chhau_Dance_of_Purulia.ogv.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="480" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/Chhau_Dance_of_Purulia.ogv/Chhau_Dance_of_Purulia.ogv.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="480" data-height="360" /></video></span><figcaption>A video of Chau dance in <a href="/wiki/Purulia" title="Purulia">Purulia</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a></figcaption></figure> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chhau_dance&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chhau is a dance style originating from the regions of <a href="/wiki/East_India" title="East India">East India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It may have been derived from <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanskrit language">Sanskrit</a> <i>Chāya</i> (shadow, image or mask).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109–110_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109–110-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Khokar1984p185_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Khokar1984p185-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Others link it to the Sanskrit root <i>Chadma</i> (disguise), yet others such as <a href="/wiki/Sitakant_Mahapatra" title="Sitakant Mahapatra">Sitakant Mahapatra</a> suggest it is derived from <i>Chhauni</i> (military camp, armour, stealth) in Odia language.<sup id="cite_ref-bt_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bt-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chhau_dancer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Chhau_dancer.jpg/220px-Chhau_dancer.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Chhau_dancer.jpg/330px-Chhau_dancer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Chhau_dancer.jpg/440px-Chhau_dancer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>A Chhau dancer in <a href="/wiki/Baghmundi_(community_development_block)" title="Baghmundi (community development block)">Bagmundi</a>, West Bengal in role of goddess Durga.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features_of_Chhau">Features of Chhau</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chhau_dance&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Features of Chhau"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Durga_with_Lion_-_Mahisasuramardini_-_Chhau_Dance_-_Royal_Chhau_Academy_-_Science_City_-_Kolkata_2014-02-13_9127.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Durga_with_Lion_-_Mahisasuramardini_-_Chhau_Dance_-_Royal_Chhau_Academy_-_Science_City_-_Kolkata_2014-02-13_9127.JPG/220px-Durga_with_Lion_-_Mahisasuramardini_-_Chhau_Dance_-_Royal_Chhau_Academy_-_Science_City_-_Kolkata_2014-02-13_9127.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Durga_with_Lion_-_Mahisasuramardini_-_Chhau_Dance_-_Royal_Chhau_Academy_-_Science_City_-_Kolkata_2014-02-13_9127.JPG/330px-Durga_with_Lion_-_Mahisasuramardini_-_Chhau_Dance_-_Royal_Chhau_Academy_-_Science_City_-_Kolkata_2014-02-13_9127.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Durga_with_Lion_-_Mahisasuramardini_-_Chhau_Dance_-_Royal_Chhau_Academy_-_Science_City_-_Kolkata_2014-02-13_9127.JPG/440px-Durga_with_Lion_-_Mahisasuramardini_-_Chhau_Dance_-_Royal_Chhau_Academy_-_Science_City_-_Kolkata_2014-02-13_9127.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="6016" /></a><figcaption>A Shaktism themed costumes for Chhau dance (Durga with Lion, Purulia style Chhau).</figcaption></figure> <p>The Chhau dance is mainly performed during festivals in the region of <a href="/wiki/Jharkhand" title="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a>, especially the spring festival of <a href="/wiki/Chaitra" title="Chaitra">Chaitra</a> Parva and in which the whole community participates.<sup id="cite_ref-Khokar1984p185_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Khokar1984p185-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Purulia Chhau dance is celebrated during the Sun festival.<sup id="cite_ref-cl_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cl-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chhau_dance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Chhau_dance.jpg/220px-Chhau_dance.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Chhau_dance.jpg/330px-Chhau_dance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Chhau_dance.jpg/440px-Chhau_dance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Artists from the Purulia district of West Bengal perform the Chhau dance</figcaption></figure> <p>Masks form an integral part of Chhau dance in Purulia and Seraikella styles.<sup id="cite_ref-unescochhau_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unescochhau-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The knowledge of dance, music and mask-making is transmitted orally.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Chhau dance found in northern Odisha does not use masks during the dance, but they do when the artists first appear on the stage for introduction to the audience.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClaus2003110_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClaus2003110-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The two styles of Chhau dance that use masks, blend within it forms of both dance and martial practices employing mock combat techniques (called <i>khel</i>), stylised gaits of birds and animals (called <i>chalis</i> and <i>topkas</i>) and movements based on the chores of village housewives (called <i>uflis</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-cl_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cl-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This form of the Chhau dance, states Mohan Khokar, has no ritual or ceremonial meaning, it is a form of community celebration and entertainment.<sup id="cite_ref-Khokar1984p185_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Khokar1984p185-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The dance is performed by male dancers, at night in an open space, called <i>akhada</i> or <i>asar</i>. The dance is rhythmic and set to traditional folk music, played on the reed pipes <i>mohuri</i> and <a href="/wiki/Shehnai" title="Shehnai">shehnai</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-unescochhau_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unescochhau-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A variety of drums accompany the music ensemble including the <a href="/wiki/Dhol" title="Dhol">dhol</a> (a cylindrical drum), <i>dhumsa</i> (a large kettle drum) and <i>kharka</i> or <i>chad-chadi</i>. The themes for these dances include local legends, folklore and episodes from the <i><a href="/wiki/Ramayana" title="Ramayana">Ramayana</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata">Mahabharata</a></i> and other abstract themes.<sup id="cite_ref-unescochhau_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unescochhau-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The precursors of Chhau dance (especially Purulia style) were not only <i>Paika</i> and Natua, but <i>Nachni</i> dance also played an important role in giving Chhau its present identity. Chhau dance borrows the female gaits and movements from the <i>Nachni</i> dance almost exclusively (Bhattacharya, 1983, Chakravarti, 2001, Kishore, 1985). The female dance elements in Chhau introduced the aspects of <i>Lasya Bhava</i> from the Natya Shastra that brought elegance, sensuality, and beauty in the dance form, whereas, the virile male dance movement is attributed to the Shiva's <i>tandava</i> style of dance (Bose 1991).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are different interpretations to <i>tandava</i> and <i>lasya</i>. I have above-mentioned the most commonly accepted definition of <i>tandava</i> and <i>lasya</i> above. Bose foregrounds the debate between the relation of <i>lasya</i> and <i>tandava</i> critically in his analysis of dance in Sanskrit texts. See Bose, Mandakranta.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Three_styles_of_Chhau">Three styles of Chhau</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chhau_dance&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Three styles of Chhau"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ileana_Citaristi_performing_Mayurbhanj_Chhau.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ileana_Citaristi_performing_Mayurbhanj_Chhau.gif/220px-Ileana_Citaristi_performing_Mayurbhanj_Chhau.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ileana_Citaristi_performing_Mayurbhanj_Chhau.gif/330px-Ileana_Citaristi_performing_Mayurbhanj_Chhau.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Ileana_Citaristi_performing_Mayurbhanj_Chhau.gif 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="308" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ileana_Citaristi" title="Ileana Citaristi">Ileana Citaristi</a> performing Mayurbhanj Chhau (Shaivism theme).</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Seraikella Chhau</b> developed in <a href="/wiki/Seraikela" class="mw-redirect" title="Seraikela">Seraikela</a>, when it was under the rule of Kalinga's <a href="/wiki/Gajapati_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Gajapati Empire">Gajapati Rule</a> the present day administrative headquarters of the <a href="/wiki/Seraikela_Kharsawan_district" title="Seraikela Kharsawan district">Seraikela Kharsawan district</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jharkhand" title="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a>, the <b>Purulia Chhau</b> in <a href="/wiki/Purulia_district" title="Purulia district">Purulia district</a> of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> and the <b>Mayurbhanj Chhau</b><sup id="cite_ref-mayur_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mayur-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Mayurbhanj_district" title="Mayurbhanj district">Mayurbhanj district</a> of <a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a>. The most prominent difference among the three subgenres is regarding the use of masks. While, the Seraikela and Purulia subgenres of Chhau use masks during the dance, the Mayurbhanj Chhau uses none.<sup id="cite_ref-cl_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cl-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Seraikella Chhau's technique and repertoire were developed by the erstwhile nobility of this region who were both its performers and choreographers, and in the modern era people from all backgrounds dance it.<sup id="cite_ref-cl_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cl-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Seraikella Chhau is performed with symbolic masks, and the acting establishes the role the actor is playing.<sup id="cite_ref-cl_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cl-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-khokar1984p187_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-khokar1984p187-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Purulia Chhau uses extensive masks shaped in the form of the character being played; for example, a lion character has a face mask of lion and body costumes too with the actor walking on all fours.<sup id="cite_ref-cl_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cl-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These masks are crafted by potters who make clay images of Hindu gods and goddesses and is primarily sourced from the <a href="/wiki/Purulia_district" title="Purulia district">Purulia district</a> of West Bengal.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the Mayurbhanj Chhau is performed without masks and is technically similar to the Seraikella Chhau.<sup id="cite_ref-cl_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cl-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-khokar1984p187_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-khokar1984p187-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recognition">Recognition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chhau_dance&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Recognition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2010, the Chhau dance was inscribed in the <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Representative_List_of_the_Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_of_Humanity" class="mw-redirect" title="Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity">Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Odisha" title="Government of Odisha">Government of Odisha</a> established the Government Chhau Dance Centre in 1960 in Seraikella and the Mayurbhanj Chhau Nritya Pratisthan at <a href="/wiki/Baripada" title="Baripada">Baripada</a> in 1962. These institutions engage in training involving local gurus, artists, patrons and representatives of Chhau institutions and sponsor performances. The Chaitra Parva festival, significant to the Chhau Dance, is also sponsored by the state government. The <a href="/wiki/Sangeet_Natak_Akademi" title="Sangeet Natak Akademi">Sangeet Natak Akademi</a> has established a National Centre for Chhau Dance at <a href="/wiki/Baripada" title="Baripada">Baripada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chhau_dance&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Hindi_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi film">Hindi film</a> <a href="/wiki/Barfi!" title="Barfi!">Barfi!</a> has several scenes that features the Purulia Chhau in it.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chhau_mask">Chhau mask</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chhau_dance&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Chhau mask"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main 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.thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tnone center"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:642px;max-width:642px"><div class="trow"><div class="theader"><big><i>Chhau masks and dancer of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a></i></big></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:108px;max-width:108px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:141px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chhau_dancer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Chhau_dancer.jpg/106px-Chhau_dancer.jpg" decoding="async" width="106" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Chhau_dancer.jpg/159px-Chhau_dancer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Chhau_dancer.jpg/212px-Chhau_dancer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">A Chhau dancer in Bagmundi</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:215px;max-width:215px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:141px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mask_Purulia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Mask_Purulia.jpg/213px-Mask_Purulia.jpg" decoding="async" width="213" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Mask_Purulia.jpg/320px-Mask_Purulia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Mask_Purulia.jpg/426px-Mask_Purulia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="1667" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">chhau mask</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:215px;max-width:215px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:141px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chaumasksanddrums.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Chaumasksanddrums.png/213px-Chaumasksanddrums.png" decoding="async" width="213" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Chaumasksanddrums.png/320px-Chaumasksanddrums.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Chaumasksanddrums.png/426px-Chaumasksanddrums.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">mask and musical instrument of chhau dance</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:96px;max-width:96px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:141px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Durga_with_Lion_-_Mahisasuramardini_-_Chhau_Dance_-_Royal_Chhau_Academy_-_Science_City_-_Kolkata_2014-02-13_9127.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Durga_with_Lion_-_Mahisasuramardini_-_Chhau_Dance_-_Royal_Chhau_Academy_-_Science_City_-_Kolkata_2014-02-13_9127.JPG/94px-Durga_with_Lion_-_Mahisasuramardini_-_Chhau_Dance_-_Royal_Chhau_Academy_-_Science_City_-_Kolkata_2014-02-13_9127.JPG" decoding="async" width="94" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Durga_with_Lion_-_Mahisasuramardini_-_Chhau_Dance_-_Royal_Chhau_Academy_-_Science_City_-_Kolkata_2014-02-13_9127.JPG/141px-Durga_with_Lion_-_Mahisasuramardini_-_Chhau_Dance_-_Royal_Chhau_Academy_-_Science_City_-_Kolkata_2014-02-13_9127.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Durga_with_Lion_-_Mahisasuramardini_-_Chhau_Dance_-_Royal_Chhau_Academy_-_Science_City_-_Kolkata_2014-02-13_9127.JPG/188px-Durga_with_Lion_-_Mahisasuramardini_-_Chhau_Dance_-_Royal_Chhau_Academy_-_Science_City_-_Kolkata_2014-02-13_9127.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="6016" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Durga with Lion, Purulia style Chhau</div></div></div></div></div> <p>Purulia Chhau Dance is listed on <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a>'s world heritage list of dances.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The main difference between the Purulia Chhau and Mayurbhanj Chhau is in the use of the mask. Purulia Chhau uses masks in dance, but Mayurbhanj Chhau does not have masks thereby adding facial expression with body movements and gestures.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Traditionally, the chhau dance is held during mid-march when one agricultural circle ends and a new circle begins.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Purulia Chhau dancers wear the earthy and theatrical mask which represent the mythological characters. After making the shape of mask with clay, it is coloured and decorated with Shola and other things. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chhau_Mask_of_West_Bengal_in_Indian_Stamp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Chhau_Mask_of_West_Bengal_in_Indian_Stamp.jpg/220px-Chhau_Mask_of_West_Bengal_in_Indian_Stamp.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="271" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Chhau_Mask_of_West_Bengal_in_Indian_Stamp.jpg/330px-Chhau_Mask_of_West_Bengal_in_Indian_Stamp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Chhau_Mask_of_West_Bengal_in_Indian_Stamp.jpg/440px-Chhau_Mask_of_West_Bengal_in_Indian_Stamp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="449" data-file-height="553" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Chhau_Mask" class="mw-redirect" title="Chhau Mask">Chhau Mask</a> of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> in Indian Stamp, 2017</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Chhau mask</b> of <a href="/wiki/Purulia" title="Purulia">Purulia</a> is registered under <a href="/wiki/List_of_Geographical_Indications_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Geographical Indications in India">Geographical Indications</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the basic difference of Purulia Chhau the mask is unique and traditional. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Making_Chau_Mask.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Making_Chau_Mask.jpg/220px-Making_Chau_Mask.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Making_Chau_Mask.jpg/330px-Making_Chau_Mask.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Making_Chau_Mask.jpg/440px-Making_Chau_Mask.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4352" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>Chhau masks are being made in a household in Purulia</figcaption></figure> <p>These chhau masks are made by the artists by the <i><b>Sutradhar community</b></i>. The making of a mask goes through various stages. 8-10 layers of soft paper, immersed in diluted glue, are pasted one after another on the mould before the mud mould is dusted with fine ash powder. The facial features are made of clay. A special layer of mud and cloth is applied and the mask is then sun-dried. After this, the mould is polished and the second round of sun drying is done before separating the layers of cloth and paper from the mould. After finishing and drilling of holes for the nose and eyes, the mask is coloured and decorated.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chhau_dance&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chhau_Nritya_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chhau dance artist-female"><img alt="Chhau dance artist-female" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Chhau_Nritya_%282%29.jpg/120px-Chhau_Nritya_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Chhau_Nritya_%282%29.jpg/180px-Chhau_Nritya_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Chhau_Nritya_%282%29.jpg/240px-Chhau_Nritya_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Chhau dance artist-female</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chhau_Nritya_(3).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chhau dance artist-male"><img alt="Chhau dance artist-male" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Chhau_Nritya_%283%29.jpg/120px-Chhau_Nritya_%283%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Chhau_Nritya_%283%29.jpg/180px-Chhau_Nritya_%283%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Chhau_Nritya_%283%29.jpg/240px-Chhau_Nritya_%283%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Chhau dance artist-male</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chhau_Nritya_(4).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chhau dance artist-male"><img alt="Chhau dance artist-male" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Chhau_Nritya_%284%29.jpg/120px-Chhau_Nritya_%284%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Chhau_Nritya_%284%29.jpg/180px-Chhau_Nritya_%284%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Chhau_Nritya_%284%29.jpg/240px-Chhau_Nritya_%284%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Chhau dance artist-male</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; 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height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chhau_Dancers.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chhau dancers in a village of Jharkhand"><img alt="Chhau dancers in a village of Jharkhand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Chhau_Dancers.jpg/120px-Chhau_Dancers.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Chhau_Dancers.jpg/180px-Chhau_Dancers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Chhau_Dancers.jpg/240px-Chhau_Dancers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2703" data-file-height="2248" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Chhau dancers in a village of Jharkhand</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chhau_dancer_demon_mask.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chhau dancer with demon mask performing at night"><img alt="Chhau dancer with demon mask performing at night" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Chhau_dancer_demon_mask.jpg/120px-Chhau_dancer_demon_mask.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Chhau_dancer_demon_mask.jpg/180px-Chhau_dancer_demon_mask.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Chhau_dancer_demon_mask.jpg/240px-Chhau_dancer_demon_mask.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2248" data-file-height="1896" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Chhau dancer with demon mask performing at night</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Traditional_chhau_dancer.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A chhau dancer performing among the villagers in Jharkhand"><img alt="A chhau dancer performing among the villagers in Jharkhand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Traditional_chhau_dancer.jpg/87px-Traditional_chhau_dancer.jpg" decoding="async" width="87" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Traditional_chhau_dancer.jpg/130px-Traditional_chhau_dancer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Traditional_chhau_dancer.jpg/173px-Traditional_chhau_dancer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2232" data-file-height="3091" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A chhau dancer performing among the villagers in Jharkhand</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mayurbhanj_Chhau_music_troupe_performing.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A Mayurbhanj Chhau music troupe performing"><img alt="A Mayurbhanj Chhau music troupe performing" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Mayurbhanj_Chhau_music_troupe_performing.jpg/120px-Mayurbhanj_Chhau_music_troupe_performing.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Mayurbhanj_Chhau_music_troupe_performing.jpg/180px-Mayurbhanj_Chhau_music_troupe_performing.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Mayurbhanj_Chhau_music_troupe_performing.jpg/240px-Mayurbhanj_Chhau_music_troupe_performing.jpg 2x" data-file-width="10430" data-file-height="2899" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A Mayurbhanj Chhau music troupe performing</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chhau_dance&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilliams200483–84,_is_a_semi-classical_Indian_dance_with_martial,_tribal_and_folk_origins._The_other_major_classical_Indian_dances_are:_Bharatanatyam,_Kathak,_Kuchipudi,_Kathakali,_Odissi,_Manipuri,_Satriya,_Yaksagana_and_Bhagavata_Mela-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilliams200483–84,_is_a_semi-classical_Indian_dance_with_martial,_tribal_and_folk_origins._The_other_major_classical_Indian_dances_are:_Bharatanatyam,_Kathak,_Kuchipudi,_Kathakali,_Odissi,_Manipuri,_Satriya,_Yaksagana_and_Bhagavata_Mela_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWilliams2004">Williams 2004</a>, pp. 83–84, is a semi-classical Indian dance with martial, tribal and folk origins. The other major classical Indian dances are: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Odissi, Manipuri, Satriya, Yaksagana and Bhagavata Mela.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-unescochhau-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-unescochhau_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-unescochhau_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-unescochhau_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-unescochhau_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-unescochhau_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-unescochhau_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=en&pg=00011&RL=00337">Chhau dance</a> UNESCO, Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109–110-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109–110_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109–110_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109–110_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109–110_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFClaus2003">Claus 2003</a>, pp. 109–110.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClaus2003109_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFClaus2003">Claus 2003</a>, pp. 109.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Khokar1984p185-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Khokar1984p185_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Khokar1984p185_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Khokar1984p185_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMohan_Khokar1984" class="citation book cs1">Mohan Khokar (1984). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=prjnAAAAMAAJ"><i>Traditions of Indian classical dance</i></a>. Clarion Books. pp. 184–186. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780391032750" title="Special:BookSources/9780391032750"><bdi>9780391032750</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Traditions+of+Indian+classical+dance&rft.pages=184-186&rft.pub=Clarion+Books&rft.date=1984&rft.isbn=9780391032750&rft.au=Mohan+Khokar&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DprjnAAAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChhau+dance" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bt-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bt_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#Claus">Claus, p. 109</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090410014517/http://seraikela.nic.in/chhau/chhau_hss.htm#SARAIKELACHHAU">"The Chhau"</a>. Seraikela-Kharsawan district official website. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://seraikela.nic.in/chhau/chhau_hss.htm#SARAIKELACHHAU">the original</a> on 10 April 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 March</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Chhau&rft.pub=Seraikela-Kharsawan+district+official+website&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fseraikela.nic.in%2Fchhau%2Fchhau_hss.htm%23SARAIKELACHHAU&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChhau+dance" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cl-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-cl_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cl_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cl_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cl_8-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cl_8-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cl_8-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cl_8-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#Claus">Claus, p. 110</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">From: NOMINATION FILE NO. 00337 FOR INSCRIPTION ON THE REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE IN 2010, UNESCO 2010</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEClaus2003110-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClaus2003110_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFClaus2003">Claus 2003</a>, p. 110.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKishore,_Vikrant" class="citation book cs1">Kishore, Vikrant. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/894030959"><i>From real to reel : folk dances of India in Bollywood cinema</i></a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=www.mollisarts.com&rft.atitle=Faces+behind+the+Chhau+Mask&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mollisarts.com%2Fchhau-folk-art-mask-craft.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChhau+dance" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chhau_dance&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Asutosh Bhattacharya, <i>Chhau dance of Purulia</i>. Pub. <a href="/wiki/Rabindra_Bharati_University" title="Rabindra Bharati University">Rabindra Bharati University</a>, 1972.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="Ba" class="citation book cs1">Barba, Eugenio; Nicola Savarese (1991). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=31WqQLGeXRIC&q=Chhau&pg=PA207"><i>A dictionary of theatre anthropology: the secret art of the performer</i></a>. Routledge. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-415-05308-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-415-05308-0"><bdi>0-415-05308-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+dictionary+of+theatre+anthropology%3A+the+secret+art+of+the+performer&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=1991&rft.isbn=0-415-05308-0&rft.aulast=Barba&rft.aufirst=Eugenio&rft.au=Nicola+Savarese&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D31WqQLGeXRIC%26q%3DChhau%26pg%3DPA207&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChhau+dance" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="Claus" class="citation book cs1">Claus, Peter J.; Sarah Diamond; Margaret Ann Mills (2003). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ienxrTPHzzwC&q=Chhau+dance&pg=PA110"><i>South Asian folklore: an encyclopedia</i></a>. Taylor & Francis. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-415-93919-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-415-93919-4"><bdi>0-415-93919-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=South+Asian+folklore%3A+an+encyclopedia&rft.pub=Taylor+%26+Francis&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=0-415-93919-4&rft.aulast=Claus&rft.aufirst=Peter+J.&rft.au=Sarah+Diamond&rft.au=Margaret+Ann+Mills&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DienxrTPHzzwC%26q%3DChhau%2Bdance%26pg%3DPA110&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChhau+dance" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClaus2003" class="citation cs2">Claus, Peter J.; et al. (2003), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ienxrTPHzzwC"><i>South Asian folklore: an encyclopedia</i></a>, Routledge, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-415-93919-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-415-93919-4"><bdi>0-415-93919-4</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=South+Asian+folklore%3A+an+encyclopedia&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=0-415-93919-4&rft.aulast=Claus&rft.aufirst=Peter+J.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DienxrTPHzzwC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChhau+dance" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Kishore, Vikrant (2014). From real to reel : folk dances of India in Bollywood cinema. Adelaide, South Australia UNESCO-APNIEVE Australia <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780992525958" title="Special:BookSources/9780992525958">9780992525958</a>, 9780992525996</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilliams2004" class="citation journal cs1">Williams, Drid (2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121105/http://jashm.press.illinois.edu/12.3/12-3IntheShadow_Williams78-99.pdf">"In the Shadow of Hollywood Orientalism: Authentic East Indian Dancing"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Visual Anthropology</i>. <b>17</b> (1). Routledge: 69–98. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1080%2F08949460490274013">10.1080/08949460490274013</a>. <a href="/wiki/S2CID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="S2CID (identifier)">S2CID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:29065670">29065670</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://jashm.press.illinois.edu/12.3/12-3IntheShadow_Williams78-99.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 4 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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singing">Khoomei</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Koshikijima_no_Toshidon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Koshikijima no Toshidon (page does not exist)">Koshikijima no Toshidon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumbh_Mela" title="Kumbh Mela">Kumbh Mela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumi_Odori" title="Kumi Odori">Kumiodori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunqu" title="Kunqu">Kunqu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koodiyattam" title="Koodiyattam">Koodiyattam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ladakh_chant" class="mw-redirect" title="Ladakh chant">Ladkah Buddhist chantings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakalaka" title="Lakalaka">Lakalaka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lenj_boat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lenj boat (page does not exist)">Lenj boats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lhamo" title="Lhamo">Lhamo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longquan_celadon" title="Longquan celadon">Longquan celadon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mak_yong" title="Mak yong">Mak yong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meitei_Sankirtana" title="Meitei Sankirtana">Manipuri Sankirtana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangal_Shobhajatra" title="Mangal Shobhajatra">Mangal Shobhajatra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mazu" title="Mazu">Mazu belief</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meshrep" title="Meshrep">Meshrep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mibu_no_Hana_Taue" title="Mibu no Hana Taue">Mibu no Hana Taue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morin_khuur" title="Morin khuur">Morin khuur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mosie_weaving&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mosie weaving (page does not exist)">Mosie ramie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mudiyett" title="Mudiyett">Mudiyett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muqam" title="Muqam">Muqam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naadam" title="Naadam">Naadam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namsadang" title="Namsadang">Namsadang Nori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanguan_music" title="Nanguan music">Nanyin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naqq%C4%81li" class="mw-redirect" title="Naqqāli">Naqqāli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nh%C3%A3_nh%E1%BA%A1c" title="Nhã nhạc">Nhã nhạc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noh" title="Noh">Noh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menora_(dance)" title="Menora (dance)">Nora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nowruz" title="Nowruz">Nowruz</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nowruz_in_Afghanistan" title="Nowruz in Afghanistan">Afghan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navruz_in_Uzbekistan" title="Navruz in Uzbekistan">Uzbekistani</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thai_massage" class="mw-redirect" title="Thai massage">Nuad Thai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oku-noto_no_Aenokoto" title="Oku-noto no Aenokoto">Oku-noto no Aenokoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pencak_silat" title="Pencak silat">Pencak silat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pahlevani_and_zoorkhaneh_rituals" title="Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh rituals">Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh rituals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pansori" title="Pansori">Pansori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinisi" title="Pinisi">Pinisi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pungmul" title="Pungmul">Pungmul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quan_h%E1%BB%8D" title="Quan họ">Quan họ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radif_(music)" title="Radif (music)">Radif</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramlila" title="Ramlila">Ramlila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramman_(festival)" title="Ramman (festival)">Ramman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_ballet_of_Cambodia" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal ballet of Cambodia">Royal ballet of Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tongren_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Tongren County">Regong arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jongmyo_jerye" title="Jongmyo jerye">Royal Ancestral Ritual</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sada_Jinja" class="mw-redirect" title="Sada Jinja">Sada Shin Noh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saman_(dance)" title="Saman (dance)">Saman dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sand_drawing" title="Sand drawing">Sand drawing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sbek_Toch" class="mw-redirect" title="Sbek Toch">Sbek Toch</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sekishu-Banshi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sekishu-Banshi (page does not exist)">Sekishu-Banshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiraz_rug" title="Shiraz rug">Shiraz rug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Songkran_(Thailand)" title="Songkran (Thailand)">Songkran in Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ssireum" title="Ssireum">Ssireum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taekkyeon" class="mw-redirect" title="Taekkyeon">Taekkyeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ta%27zieh" title="Ta'zieh">Ta'zīye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crafts_of_India" title="Crafts of India">Thathera utensil craft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juldarigi" title="Juldarigi">Tugging rituals and games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_song" title="Long song">Urtiin Duu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vedic_chant" title="Vedic chant">Vedic chantings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayang" title="Wayang">Wayang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xi%27an_guyue" title="Xi'an guyue">Xi'an ensemble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xuan_paper" title="Xuan paper">Xuan paper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamahoko" class="mw-redirect" title="Yamahoko">Yamahoko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yeondeunghoe" title="Yeondeunghoe">Yeondeunghoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yeongsanjae" title="Yeongsanjae">Yeongsanjae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga" title="Yoga">Yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y%C5%ABki-tsumugi" title="Yūki-tsumugi">Yūki-tsumugi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yunjin" title="Yunjin">Yunjin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe and<br />North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iso-Polyphony" title="Iso-Polyphony">Albanian iso-polyphony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashiqs_of_Azerbaijan" title="Ashiqs of Azerbaijan">Ashiqs of Azerbaijan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashik" title="Ashik">Ashik</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aubusson_tapestry" title="Aubusson tapestry">Aubusson tapestry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijani_carpet" title="Azerbaijani carpet">Azerbaijani carpet</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijani_carpet_weaving" title="Azerbaijani carpet weaving">weaving</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tar_(Azerbaijani_instrument)" title="Tar (Azerbaijani instrument)">Azerbaijani tar</a></li> <li>Baltic song and dance celebrations</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Be%C4%87arac" title="Bećarac">Bećarac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bus%C3%B3j%C3%A1r%C3%A1s" title="Busójárás">Busójárás</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C%C4%83lu%C8%99ari" title="Călușari">Călușari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cante_Alentejano" title="Cante Alentejano">Cante Alentejano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cantu_a_tenore" title="Cantu a tenore">Cantu a tenore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carnival_of_Binche" title="Carnival of Binche">Carnival of Binche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castell" title="Castell">Castell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chovgan" title="Chovgan">Chovgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rite_of_the_Kalyady_Tsars" class="mw-redirect" title="Rite of the Kalyady Tsars">Christmas Tsars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Wise_Men_of_the_plain_of_Murcia" title="Council of Wise Men of the plain of Murcia">Council of Wise Men of the plain of Murcia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Water_Tribunal_of_the_plain_of_Valencia" title="Water Tribunal of the plain of Valencia">Water Tribunal of the plain of Valencia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lah%C4%B1c_copper_craft" title="Lahıc copper craft">Copper craftsmanship of Lahij</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lacemaking_in_Croatia" title="Lacemaking in Croatia">Croatian lacemaking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daina_(Lithuania)" class="mw-redirect" title="Daina (Lithuania)">Daina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dancing_procession_of_Echternach" title="Dancing procession of Echternach">Dancing procession of Echternach</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Daredevils_of_Sassoun" title="Daredevils of Sassoun">Daredevils of Sassoun</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doina" title="Doina">Doina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duduk" title="Duduk">Duduk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fado" title="Fado">Fado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falconry" title="Falconry">Falconry</a></li> <li>Falles of the Pyrenees</li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Mare_de_D%C3%A9u_de_la_Salut_Festival" title="La Mare de Déu de la Salut Festival">La Mare de Déu de la Salut Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Festivity_of_Saint_Blaise" class="mw-redirect" title="Festivity of Saint Blaise">Festivity of Saint Blaise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flamenco" title="Flamenco">Flamenco</a></li> <li>French timber framing scribing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fujara" title="Fujara">Fujara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_vocal_polyphony" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgian vocal polyphony">Georgian vocal polyphony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horezu_ceramics" title="Horezu ceramics">Horezu ceramics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houtem_Jaarmarkt" class="mw-redirect" title="Houtem Jaarmarkt">Houtem Jaarmarkt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Istrian_scale" title="Istrian scale">Istrian scale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jem_(Alevism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jem (Alevism)">Jem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karag%C3%B6z_and_Hacivat" title="Karagöz and Hacivat">Karagöz and Hacivat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelaghayi" title="Kelaghayi">Kelaghayi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ke%C5%9Fkek" title="Keşkek">Keşkek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khachkar" title="Khachkar">Khachkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kihnu_culture" class="mw-redirect" title="Kihnu culture">Kihnu culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C4%B1rkp%C4%B1nar" title="Kırkpınar">Kırkpınar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klapa" title="Klapa">Klapa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_cross_crafting" title="Lithuanian cross crafting">Lithuanian cross crafting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kvevri" title="Kvevri">Kvevri wine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patum_de_Berga" title="Patum de Berga">La Patum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lefkara_lace" title="Lefkara lace">Lefkaritika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Licitar" title="Licitar">Licitar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ljelje" class="mw-redirect" title="Ljelje">Ljelje</a>/<a href="/wiki/Kraljice" class="mw-redirect" title="Kraljice">Kraljice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makishi_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Makishi Festival">Makishi Festival</a></li> <li>Moldovan Christmas Carols</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maloya" title="Maloya">Maloya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epic_of_Manas" title="Epic of Manas">Manas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meddah" title="Meddah">Meddah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_cuisine" title="Mediterranean cuisine">Mediterranean diet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mesir_macunu" title="Mesir macunu">Mesir Macunu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mugham" title="Mugham">Mugham</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mystery_Play_of_Elche" title="Mystery Play of Elche">Mystery Play of Elche</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestinarstvo" class="mw-redirect" title="Nestinarstvo">Nestinarstvo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nijemo_Kolo" class="mw-redirect" title="Nijemo Kolo">Nijemo Kolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nowruz" title="Nowruz">Nowruz</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Novruz_in_Azerbaijan" title="Novruz in Azerbaijan">Azerbaijani</a></li> <li>Turkish</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ojkanje" title="Ojkanje">Ojkanje</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olonkho" title="Olonkho">Olonkho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opera_dei_Pupi" title="Opera dei Pupi">Opera dei Pupi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petrykivka_painting" title="Petrykivka painting">Petrykivka decorative painting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Procession_of_the_Holy_Blood" title="Procession of the Holy Blood">Procession of the Holy Blood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sama_(Sufism)" title="Sama (Sufism)">Sama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_sauna" title="Finnish sauna">Sauna culture in Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Semeiskie" title="Semeiskie">Semeiskie culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seto_leelo" title="Seto leelo">Seto leelo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silbo_Gomero" title="Silbo Gomero">Silbo Gomero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinjska_alka" title="Sinjska alka">Sinjska alka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slov%C3%A1cko_Verbu%C5%88k" class="mw-redirect" title="Slovácko Verbuňk">Slovácko Verbuňk</a></li> <li>Turkish <a href="/wiki/Traditional_Sohbet_meetings" title="Traditional Sohbet meetings">Sohbet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Song_of_the_Sibyl" title="The Song of the Sibyl">The Song of the Sibyl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suiti" class="mw-redirect" title="Suiti">Suiti Cultural Space</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutartin%C4%97s" class="mw-redirect" title="Sutartinės">Sutartinės</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C3%A1nch%C3%A1z" title="Táncház">Táncház</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_coffee" title="Turkish coffee">Turkish coffee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_violin_craftsmanship_in_Cremona" title="Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona">Violins craftsmanship of Cremona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayampi" title="Wayampi">Wajãpi culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wooden_toys_of_Hrvatsko_Zagorje" title="Wooden toys of Hrvatsko Zagorje">Wooden toys of Hrvatsko Zagorje</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Za_kri%C5%BEen" title="Za križen">Za križen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zvon%C4%8Dari" title="Zvončari">Zvončari</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Caribbean and<br />Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barranquilla%27s_Carnival" class="mw-redirect" title="Barranquilla's Carnival">Carnaval de Barranquilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Villa_Mella" title="Villa Mella">Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit of the Congos of Villa Mella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Candombe" title="Candombe">Candombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blacks_and_Whites%27_Carnival" title="Blacks and Whites' Carnival">Carnaval de Negros y Blancos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bumba_Meu_Boi#Bumba_meu_boi_in_Maranhão" title="Bumba Meu Boi">Bumba-meu-boi from Maranhão</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carnaval_de_Oruro" title="Carnaval de Oruro">Carnaval de Oruro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceviche" title="Ceviche">Ceviche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C%C3%ADrio_de_Nazar%C3%A9" class="mw-redirect" title="Círio de Nazaré">Círio de Nazaré</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cocolo_(dance)" title="Cocolo (dance)">Cocolo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Costa_Rican_oxherding&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Costa Rican oxherding (page does not exist)">Costa Rican oxherding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dancing_devils_of_Corpus_Christi" title="Dancing devils of Corpus Christi">Dancing Devils of Yare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danza_de_los_Voladores" title="Danza de los Voladores">Danza de los Voladores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danza_de_tijeras" title="Danza de tijeras">Danza de tijeras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frevo" title="Frevo">Frevo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garifuna" title="Garifuna">Garifuna culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gi%C3%B3ng_Festival" title="Gióng Festival">Gióng Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harakmbut" title="Harakmbut">Harakmbut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huaconada" title="Huaconada">Huaconada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead" title="Day of the Dead">Indigenous Day of the Dead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kallawaya" title="Kallawaya">Kallawaya culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_cuisine" title="Mexican cuisine">Mexican cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moore_Town,_Jamaica" title="Moore Town, Jamaica">Moore Town's</a> <a href="/wiki/Jamaican_Maroons" title="Jamaican Maroons">Maroon Heritage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panama_hat" title="Panama hat">Panama hat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parachico" title="Parachico">Parachico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pe%C3%B1a_de_Bernal" title="Peña de Bernal">Peña de Bernal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pirekua" title="Pirekua">Pirekua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Popay%C3%A1n_Holy_Week_processions" class="mw-redirect" title="Popayán Holy Week processions">Popayán Holy Week processions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%BCtchip%C3%BC%27%C3%BC" title="Pütchipü'ü">Pütchipü'ü</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quyllurit%27i" title="Quyllurit'i">Quyllurit'i</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabinal_Ach%C3%AD" title="Rabinal Achí">Rabinal Achí</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samba_de_Roda" class="mw-redirect" title="Samba de Roda">Samba de Roda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Basilio_de_Palenque" title="San Basilio de Palenque">San Basilio de Palenque</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Pacific_Colombian_marimba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South Pacific Colombian marimba (page does not exist)">South Pacific Colombian marimba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tango" title="Tango">Tango</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taquile_textiles&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Taquile textiles (page does not exist)">Taquile textiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tumba_francesa" title="Tumba francesa">Tumba francesa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallenato" title="Vallenato">Vallenato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayampi" title="Wayampi">Wajãpi culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enawene_Nawe" 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title="Kuchipudi">Kuchipudi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manipuri_dance" title="Manipuri dance">Manipuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohiniyattam" title="Mohiniyattam">Mohiniyattam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odissi" title="Odissi">Odissi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sattriya" title="Sattriya">Sattriya</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Natyam" title="Andhra Natyam">Andhra Natyam</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chhau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deknni" title="Deknni">Deknni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaudiya_Nritya" title="Gaudiya Nritya">Gaudiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gotipua" title="Gotipua">Gotipua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahari_dance" title="Mahari dance">Mahari</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Divine forms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nataraja" title="Nataraja">Nataraja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tandava" title="Tandava">Tandava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasa_lila" class="mw-redirect" title="Rasa lila">Rasa lila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lasya" title="Lasya">Lasya</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_folk_dances" title="List of Indian folk dances">Folk</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_folk_dances" title="List of Indian folk dances">list</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alkap" title="Alkap">Alkap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baagh_Naach" class="mw-redirect" title="Baagh Naach">Baagh Naach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagurumba" title="Bagurumba">Bagurumba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bardo_Chham" title="Bardo Chham">Bardo Chham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bardwi_Sikhla" title="Bardwi Sikhla">Bardwi Sikhla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedara_Vesha" title="Bedara Vesha">Bedara Vesha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhangra_(dance)" title="Bhangra (dance)">Bhangra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bihu_dance" title="Bihu dance">Bihu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bommalattam" title="Bommalattam">Bommalattam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chakyar_koothu" title="Chakyar koothu">Chakyar koothu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chang_dance" title="Chang dance">Chang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chang_Lo" title="Chang Lo">Chang Lo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheraw_dance" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheraw dance">Cheraw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chheih_Lam" title="Chheih Lam">Chheih Lam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chholiya" title="Chholiya">Chholiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corridinho" title="Corridinho">Corridinho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalkhai" title="Dalkhai">Dalkhai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dandiya_Raas" title="Dandiya Raas">Dandiya Raas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhalo" title="Dhalo">Dhalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhunuchi_Nritya" title="Dhunuchi Nritya">Dhunachi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dollu_Kunitha" title="Dollu Kunitha">Dollu Kunitha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domkach" title="Domkach">Domkach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domni" title="Domni">Domni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duffmuttu" title="Duffmuttu">Duffmuttu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dumhal" title="Dumhal">Dumhal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fugdi" title="Fugdi">Fugdi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garadi" title="Garadi">Garadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garba_(dance)" title="Garba (dance)">Garba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giddha" title="Giddha">Giddha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghoomar" title="Ghoomar">Ghoomar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghumura_dance" title="Ghumura dance">Ghumura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gombhira" title="Gombhira">Gombhira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grida_dance" title="Grida dance">Grida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hojagiri" class="mw-redirect" title="Hojagiri">Hojagiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulivesha" class="mw-redirect" title="Hulivesha">Hulivesha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhijhiya" title="Jhijhiya">Jhijhiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhumar" title="Jhumar">Jhumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhumair" title="Jhumair">Jhumair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kachchhi_Ghodi_dance" title="Kachchhi Ghodi dance">Kachhi Ghodi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalbelia" title="Kalbelia">Kalbelia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karakattam" title="Karakattam">Karakattam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karma_Naach" title="Karma Naach">Karma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keisabadi" title="Keisabadi">Keisabadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khual_Lam" title="Khual Lam">Khual Lam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kikkli" title="Kikkli">Kikkli</a></li> <li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/Shaiva" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaiva">Shaiva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakta" class="mw-redirect" title="Shakta">Shakta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaishnava" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaishnava">Vaishnava</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFD699">Orders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adi_Brahmo_Samaj" class="mw-redirect" title="Adi Brahmo Samaj">Adi Brahmo Samaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ananda_Marga" title="Ananda Marga">Ananda Marga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Sevashram_Sangha" title="Bharat Sevashram Sangha">Bharat Sevashram Sangha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmo_Conference_Organisation" title="Brahmo Conference Organisation">Brahmo Conference Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmo_Samaj" title="Brahmo Samaj">Brahmo Samaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaudiya_Math" title="Gaudiya Math">Gaudiya Math</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaudiya_Mission" title="Gaudiya Mission">Gaudiya Mission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness" title="International Society for Krishna Consciousness">International Society for Krishna Consciousness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matua_Mahasangha" title="Matua Mahasangha">Matua Mahasangha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna_Order" title="Ramakrishna Order">Ramakrishna Order</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Self-Realization_Fellowship" title="Self-Realization Fellowship">Self-Realization Fellowship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Aurobindo_Ashram" title="Sri Aurobindo Ashram">Sri Aurobindo Ashram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vedanta_Society" title="Vedanta Society">Vedanta Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yogoda_Satsanga_Society_of_India" title="Yogoda Satsanga Society of India">Yogoda Satsanga Society of India</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFD699">Festivals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Poila_Baisakh" class="mw-redirect" title="Poila Baisakh">Poila Baisakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabindra_Jayanti" title="Rabindra Jayanti">Rabindra Jayanti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akshaya_Tritiya" title="Akshaya Tritiya">Akshaya Tritiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vesak" title="Vesak">Buddho Purnima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shashthi#Worship" title="Shashthi">Shashthi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savitri_Brata" class="mw-redirect" title="Savitri Brata">Savitri Brata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambubachi_Mela" title="Ambubachi Mela">Ambubachi Mela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhamrai_Jagannath_Roth" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhamrai Jagannath Roth">Dhamrai Jagannath Roth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raksha_Bandhan" title="Raksha Bandhan">Jhulan Purnima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janmashtami" class="mw-redirect" title="Janmashtami">Janmashtami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhadu_(festival)" title="Bhadu (festival)">Bhadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganesh_Chaturthi" title="Ganesh Chaturthi">Ganesh Chaturthi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishwakarma_Puja" class="mw-redirect" title="Vishwakarma Puja">Vishwakarma Puja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Puja" title="Durga Puja">Durga Puja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kojagari_Lakshmi_Puja" class="mw-redirect" title="Kojagari Lakshmi Puja">Lakshmi Puja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diwali" title="Diwali">Diwali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kali_Puja" title="Kali Puja">Kali Puja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhai_Phonta" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhai Phonta">Bhai Phonta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakta_Rash" title="Shakta Rash">Shakta Rash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nabanna" title="Nabanna">Nabanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagaddhatri" title="Jagaddhatri">Jagaddhatri Puja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalpataru_Day" title="Kalpataru Day">Kalpataru Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Youth_Day_(India)" title="National Youth Day (India)">Swami Vivekananda's Birthday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makar_Sankranti" title="Makar Sankranti">Makar Sankranti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maghotsab_of_Brahma_Samaj" title="Maghotsab of Brahma Samaj">Maghotsab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasant_Panchami" title="Vasant Panchami">Saraswati Puja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maha_Shivaratri" title="Maha Shivaratri">Maha Shivaratri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dol_Purnima" title="Dol Purnima">Dol Purnima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dola_Yatra" class="mw-redirect" title="Dola Yatra">Holi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gajan_(festival)" title="Gajan (festival)">Gajan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFD699;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFD699">Music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rabindra_Sangeet" title="Rabindra Sangeet">Rabindra Sangeet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyama_Sangeet" title="Shyama Sangeet">Shyama Sangeet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirtan" title="Kirtan">Kirtan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishnupur_gharana" title="Bishnupur gharana">Bishnupur gharana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFD699">Dance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gaudiya_Nritya" title="Gaudiya Nritya">Gaudiya Nritya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabindra_Nritya_Natya" title="Rabindra Nritya Natya">Rabindra Nritya Natya</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFD699">Literature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vaishnava_Padavali" title="Vaishnava Padavali">Vaishnava Padavali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangal-Kavya" class="mw-redirect" title="Mangal-Kavya">Mangal-Kavya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panchali_(narrative_form)" title="Panchali (narrative form)"> Panchali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kallol" title="Kallol">Kallol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungry_generation" title="Hungry generation">Hungry generation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFD699;;width:1%">Folk culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFD699">Folk art</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dhokra" title="Dhokra">Dhokra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sholapith" title="Sholapith">Sholapith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFD699">Folk dance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Raibenshe" title="Raibenshe">Raibenshe</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chhau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paika" title="Paika">Paika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhamail" title="Dhamail">Dhamail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alkap" title="Alkap">Alkap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gombhira" title="Gombhira">Gombhira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavigan" title="Kavigan">Kavigan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFD699;;width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_Hindu_mythology_and_culture" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali Hindu mythology and culture">Bengali Hindu mythology and culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_Hindu_diaspora" title="Bengali Hindu diaspora">Bengali Hindu diaspora</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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4em">State of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_state_and_union_territory_capitals_in_India" title="List of state and union territory capitals in India">Capital</a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_symbols" title="List of Indian state symbols">State symbols</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_emblems" title="List of Indian state emblems">Emblem</a>: <a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_West_Bengal" title="Emblem of West Bengal">Emblem of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_anthems" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Indian state anthems">Anthem</a>: <a href="/wiki/Banglar_Mati_Banglar_Jol" title="Banglar Mati Banglar Jol">Banglar Mati Banglar Jol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_animals" title="List of Indian state animals">Animal</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fishing_cat" title="Fishing cat">Fishing cat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_birds" title="List of Indian state birds">Bird</a>: <a href="/wiki/White-throated_kingfisher" title="White-throated kingfisher">White-throated kingfisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_flowers" title="List of Indian state flowers">Flower</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nyctanthes_arbor-tristis" title="Nyctanthes arbor-tristis">Night-flowering jasmine (Shiuli)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_trees" title="List of Indian state trees">Tree</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alstonia_scholaris" title="Alstonia scholaris">Devil's tree (Saptaparni)</a></li> <li>Fish: <a href="/wiki/Ilish" title="Ilish">Ilish</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Bengal" title="History of Bengal">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gauda_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Gauda Kingdom">Gauda Kingdom</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shashanka" title="Shashanka">Shashanka</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala_Empire" title="Pala Empire">Pala Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sena_dynasty" title="Sena dynasty">Sena dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallabhum_kingdom" title="Mallabhum kingdom">Mallabhum kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar_State" title="Cooch Behar State">Cooch Behar State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sher_Shah_Suri" title="Sher Shah Suri">Sher Shah Suri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawabs_of_Bengal" title="Nawabs of Bengal">Nawabs of Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">East India Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Plassey" title="Battle of Plassey">Battle of Plassey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Presidency" title="Bengal Presidency">Bengal Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Bengal_famine_of_1770" title="Great Bengal famine of 1770">Great Bengal famine of 1770</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857" title="Indian Rebellion of 1857">Indian Rebellion of 1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Renaissance" title="Bengal Renaissance">Bengal Renaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bardhaman_Raj" title="Bardhaman Raj">Bardhaman Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadia_Raj" title="Nadia Raj">Nadia Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhargram_Raj" title="Jhargram Raj">Jhargram Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sovabazar_Raj" title="Sovabazar Raj">Sovabazar Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)" title="Partition of Bengal (1905)">Partition of Bengal (1905)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_movement_for_Indian_independence" title="Revolutionary movement for Indian independence">Revolutionary movement for Indian independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anushilan_Samiti" title="Anushilan Samiti">Anushilan Samiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jugantar" title="Jugantar">Jugantar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943" title="Bengal famine of 1943">Bengal famine of 1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct_Action_Day" title="Direct Action Day">Direct Action Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noakhali_riots" title="Noakhali riots">Noakhali riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1947)" title="Partition of Bengal (1947)">Partition of Bengal (1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_Language_Movement_(Manbhum)" title="Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)">Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insurgency" title="Naxalite–Maoist insurgency">Naxalite–Maoist insurgency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_West_Bengal" title="Geography of West Bengal">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Basin" title="Bengal Basin">Bengal Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_hill_region" title="Darjeeling Himalayan hill region">Darjeeling Himalayan hill region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terai" title="Terai">Terai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Bengal_plains" title="North Bengal plains">North Bengal plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dooars" title="Dooars">Dooars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rarh_region" title="Rarh region">Rarh region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundarbans" title="Sundarbans">Sundarbans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vajjabhumi" title="Vajjabhumi">Western plateau and high lands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganges_Delta" title="Ganges Delta">Ganges Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_West_Bengal" title="Climate of West Bengal">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandakphu" title="Sandakphu">Sandakphu (Highest point)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" title="List of protected areas of West Bengal">Protected areas of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Rivers_of_West_Bengal" title="Category:Rivers of West Bengal">Rivers of West Bengal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ganges" title="Ganges">Ganga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damodar_River" title="Damodar River">Damodar River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmaputra_River" title="Brahmaputra River">Brahmaputra River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teesta_River" title="Teesta River">Teesta River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hooghly_River" title="Hooghly River">Hooghly River</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khoai" title="Khoai">Khoai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Hill,_Darjeeling" title="Tiger Hill, Darjeeling">Tiger Hill, Darjeeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siliguri_Corridor" title="Siliguri Corridor">Siliguri Corridor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_West_Bengal" title="Government of West Bengal">Governance</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of_West_Bengal" title="List of chief ministers of West Bengal">Chief Ministers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_West_Bengal" title="List of governors of West Bengal">Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly" title="West Bengal Legislative Assembly">Legislative Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Human_Rights_Commission" title="West Bengal Human Rights Commission">Human Rights Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Political_parties_in_West_Bengal" title="Category:Political parties in West Bengal">Political parties</a> (<a href="/wiki/Trinamool_Congress" title="Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party (Marxist)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Pradesh_Congress_Committee" title="West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee">Indian National Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party,_West_Bengal" title="Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal">Bharatiya Janata Party</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Lok_Sabha_constituencies_of_West_Bengal" title="Template:Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal">Parliamentary constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_constituencies_of_the_West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly">Assembly constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CID_West_Bengal" title="CID West Bengal">CID West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Police" title="Kolkata Police">Kolkata Police</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Advocacy_group" title="Advocacy group">Rights groups</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matua_Mahasangha" title="Matua Mahasangha">Matua Mahasangha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangla_Pokkho" title="Bangla Pokkho">Bangla Pokkho</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_West_Bengal" title="Administrative divisions of West Bengal">Divisions</a> and <br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_West_Bengal" title="List of districts of West Bengal">districts</a></th><td 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division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alipurduar_district" title="Alipurduar district">Alipurduar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar_district" title="Cooch Behar district">Cooch Behar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_district" title="Darjeeling district">Darjeeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri_district" title="Jalpaiguri district">Jalpaiguri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalimpong_district" title="Kalimpong district">Kalimpong</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Malda_division" title="Malda division">Malda division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berhampore_district" title="Berhampore district">Berhampore</a> (declared)</li> <li><a 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