Goti Puas (Orissa)
Goti Pua is yet another popular folk dance of east India (Orissa).
The credit of popularizing this folk dance largely goes to Ramchandradeva, the Raja of Khurda, (Orissa).
He was an enlightened ruler and a great patron of art and culture.
It was due to his initiatives that the tradition of Goti Pua (boy dancers) began.
It is interesting to note that the Odissi dance evolved from a curious amalgamation of both mahari and goti pua dance styles.
Usually a Goti Pua performance is ably supported by a set of three musicians, who play the pakhawaj, cymbals and harmonium.
The boys do the singing themselves, though at times the group has an additional singer.
A goti pua dance performance usually commences with Bhumi Pranam (acknowledgment to Mother Earth) and wraps up with Bidahi Sangeet, a farewell song and dance item.
The whole Goti Pua performance lasts around three hours.
Goti Pua is yet another popular folk dance of east India (Orissa).
The credit of popularizing this folk dance largely goes to Ramchandradeva, the Raja of Khurda, (Orissa).
He was an enlightened ruler and a great patron of art and culture.
It was due to his initiatives that the tradition of Goti Pua (boy dancers) began.
It is interesting to note that the Odissi dance evolved from a curious amalgamation of both mahari and goti pua dance styles.
Usually a Goti Pua performance is ably supported by a set of three musicians, who play the pakhawaj, cymbals and harmonium.
The boys do the singing themselves, though at times the group has an additional singer.
A goti pua dance performance usually commences with Bhumi Pranam (acknowledgment to Mother Earth) and wraps up with Bidahi Sangeet, a farewell song and dance item.
The whole Goti Pua performance lasts around three hours.
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