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Gaur Dance

The most liked among the Madhya Pradesh dances, is the Gaur dance of the Sing Marias or Tallaguda Marias of South Bastar. This spectacular dance symbolizes the hunting spirit of the tribe. The word ‘Gaur’ means a ferocious bison. The invitation for a dance is given by sounding a bamboo trumpet or a horn.

Performance—Wearing head-dresses frilled with stringed ‘cowries’ and plumes of peacock feathers fastened to them the men folk with flutes and drums make their way to the dancing ground. Women adorned with brass fillets and bead necklaces over their tattooed bodies soon join the assemblage. They carry dancing sticks called Tirududi in their right hands and tap them to conform to the drum-beats. They dance in their own groups by the side of the male members.

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