Bagurumba Dance

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Recently, the Prime Minister of India witnessed a performance of the traditional Bagurumba dance of the Bodo community in Assam with over 10,000 artistes participating in the programme.

About Bagurumba Dance

• It is one of the folk dances of the Bodo community, deeply inspired by nature.
• It represents peace, fertility, joy and collective harmony, and is closely associated with festivals such as Bwisagu, the Bodo New Year, and Domasi.
• Features of Bagurumba Dance
• • The dance symbolises blooming flowers and reflects harmony between human life and the natural world.
  • It features gentle, flowing movements that imitate butterflies, birds, leaves and flowers. Performances are usually organised in groups, forming circles or lines that enhance its visual elegance.
  • It is traditionally performed only by women of the Bodo community, with the musical instruments being played by their male counterparts.
• Dance Attire: The dancers dress in handwoven, bright red, yellow, and green dokhna, jwmgra, and aronai, dancing to the beautiful beats of the handmade percussion instruments.
• Musical Instruments used: The musical instruments include the traditional kham (a drum made of wood and goatskin), including sifung (a bamboo flute), and other wooden instruments like jota, gongwna and tharkha.

Source: TME

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