Hojagiri

Hojagiri is a folk dance, performed in the state of Tripura, India[1] by Tripuri people of Reang clan.[2] It is performed by women and young girls, about 4 to 6 members in a team, singing, balancing on an earthen pitcher and managing other props such as a bottle on the head and earthen lamp on the hand.[3] while only the lower half of the body is moved.

Some mudras (gestures) of Hojagiri dance

References
  1. "Tripura, the land of fourteen gods and million statues". www.tripura.org.in.
  2. "Hojagiri". Tripura.org.in. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. "The folk dance and music of Tripura" (PDF). Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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