National Tribal Dance Festival’ Main people dance of Baiga and Madiya tribes Shri Lalit Chaturvedi, Deputy Director Public Relations

The nation and overseas will get acquainted with the folks tradition, people songs, dance and full arts of Chhattisgarh within the National Tribal Dance Festival. This occasion is being organized from 28 to 30 October in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh. The Science College floor of the capital has been ready for the occasion. Apart from tribal people dancers from completely different states, dancers from all around the nation and overseas will even carry out on this competition.

Baiga tribe is likely one of the 5 particular backward tribes of Chhattisgarh state. Resides in Kabirdham, Mungeli, Rajnandgaon, Bilaspur and Koriya districts of the state. The Baiga tribes sing numerous people songs and dances in teams for the sake of praising their Ishta Dev, Teej-festival, celebration and leisure. Karma, Reena-Saila, Dadaria, Bihav, Phag and many others. are distinguished of their people songs and dances. Similarly, the Dandami Madia tribe is a sub-caste of the Gond tribe. Sir W. V. Grigson named the tribe ‘Bison Horn Madia’ on the idea of the gaur singh crown worn throughout dance by the members of his well-known treatise ‘The Madiya Tribe’. Famous anthropologist Verrier Alvin’s e book ‘The Madiya-Murder and Suicide’ (1941) relies on the Dandami Madia tribe. The main people dances based mostly on the rituals and rituals of Baiga and Madia tribes are as follows.

‘Reena Saila Dance’

The Baiga tribe is carefully associated to nature and forests. Which is extensively seen of their people tradition. Mothers, girls of Baiga tribe, with their love and affection, attempt to acquaint kids with songs and dance in them via singing the praises of gods and goddesses and their tradition. Along with this, Baiga moms sing Reena to show their little little one and as a type of Vatsalya. Costume Women put on white coloured sarees. Suta-garland across the neck, Dhar within the ear, Nagmori within the arm, a bangle within the hand, a bronze bangle and Kakni within the foot, adorns them with Banuria. In musical devices, dhol, teamki, flute, thiski, paijana and many others. are used. Saila dance by the lads of Saila Baiga tribe, Shaila Ishta Dev and Ancestor Dev like- Karamdev, Village Dev, Thakur Dev, Mother Earth and Kul Dev Nanga Baiga, after praising the brinjal, due to the ripening of their crops, the happiness of their family- Efforts are made to inform one another the standing of prosperity via Shaila tune and dance. In their costume, males put on dhoti, kurta, jacket, turban, pajna of their ft, and colourful cotton garlands round their neck. In musical devices, Mandar, Dhol, Teamki, Flute, Paijana and many others. are primarily used. Reena and Shaila are sung by the Boli Baiga tribe in their very own Baigani dialect. This dance is usually carried out in festivals, festivals celebrated between the month of Kwar to Kartik.

‘Dussehra Karma Dance’

Karma dance is carried out by Baiga tribesmen on the time of Bhado Punni to Madhi Punni. The male members of this group go to different villages and name the members of the village for Karma dance. In response to which the ladies of that village come dressed up. This is adopted by singing and dancing of Karma within the type of a quiz. Similarly, Karma is carried out by the staff of women and men of Baiga even after invites come from different villages. During the night time of Karma, girls, males and kids of all ages dance by lighting a bonfire in a delegated open place within the village referred to as Kharna. They current their joys and sorrows to one another within the type of questions and solutions via tune and dance. Through Karma dance, together with mutual concord, happiness and sorrow, new younger women and men additionally get acquainted with one another within the Baiga tribe. In this dance, particular make-up is finished by the feminine members. In which this Charkhana (Khadi) is normally pink and white coloured, pink coloured shirt, peacock feather crest on the top, material within the ears, sutta-garland across the neck, Nagmori within the arm, coloured bangles within the wrist and pajni within the ft and Especially from the hair of the top to the underside of the waist, they put on strings manufactured from grass, attributable to which their magnificence and make-up are made on sight. Men additionally put on white coloured dhoti, kurta, black coloured coat, jacket, turban with peacock feathers on their head and garland across the neck as required. Mandar, Timki, Dhol, Flute, Thichki, Paijana and many others. are utilized in musical devices.

‘Karsad Dance’

The Gaur Singh Mukut, worn in the course of the Dandami Madia tribe dance, is legendary for the privilege and nature of pulling the enormous picket chariot that runs over the past days of Bastar, Dussehra. In this dance, Dandami Madiya males put on fabric turban or safa, pearls, garland, kurta or shirt, dhoti and black half coat on their head. On the opposite hand, girls put on sarees, blouses, straps with a crowbar on the brow, numerous sorts of garlands across the neck and customary ornaments discovered available in the market on the neck, wrists, ft. For the Karsad dance, the male member hangs round his neck and makes use of a dhol and a mandar. Women use iron rods referred to as ‘gujid’ with particular iron bells on the higher finish. A male member makes use of the whistle, in the course of the dance, the dancers change steps with the sound of the whistle. Dance efficiency Opportunities The Dandami-Madiya tribe performs the Karsad dance in the course of the annual Karsad Jatra, a spiritual competition. Karsad Dandami is the primary competition of the Madia tribe. On the day of Karsad all of the invited deities are worshipped and the monks, Sirha take out a procession with the symbols of deities like Dola, Chhatra, Laat Bairam and many others. After the top of the procession, within the night, younger women and men, dressed up of their particular dance apparel, collect collectively and dance all through the night time.

‘Mandri Dance’

The Gaur Singh Mukut, worn in the course of the Dandami Madia tribe dance, is legendary for the privilege and nature of pulling the enormous picket chariot that runs over the past days of Bastar Dussehra. The members of the Dandami Madia tribe contemplate the Gaur Singh crown worn in the course of the dance as a logo of valor and braveness of the Madiya group. In the costume of this dance, Dandami Madiya males put on fabric turban or safa, pearl garland, kurta or shirt, dhoti and black half coat on their head. At the identical time, girls are sporting sarees, blouses, straps with cowries on the brow, numerous sorts of garlands across the neck and customary ornaments discovered available in the market on the neck, wrists, ft. Musical devices For the Mandri dance, male members cling round their necks utilizing dhol and Mandar instrument. Women use ‘gujid’ fitted with distinctive iron bells on the higher finish of the iron rod. A male member makes use of the whistle, in the course of the dance, the dancers change steps with the sound of the whistle. This dance is carried out on the events of Dandami marriages, gala’s, spiritual festivals and leisure. During the wedding, many dancers from completely different villages come to the marriage venue and carry out the dance. In return, they’re given ‘landa’ (rice wine) and ‘dargo’ (mahua wine). Members of the Dandami Madia tribe imagine that Gaur Singh dance enhances their social cohesion, cooperation and enthusiasm. At current, Gaur Singh dance of Dandami Madiya tribe can also be invited to carry out in lots of social and cultural occasions. Like this:

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