Kalbeliya Gypsy Traditional Dancers and Snake Charmers Indigenous Nomadic People of the Rajasthan Desert Pushkar India

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Kalbeliya Gypsy Nomadic People of the Rajasthan Desert Pushkar India Sopina and Anita move to the sound of the music The Kalbeliya Gypsy people are known as the snake charmer caste The women are skilled dancers and are accompanied by men playing percussion and wind instruments The Kalbeliya were once hired to entertain great kings and maharajahs Today they are sadly considered to be squatters and experience much discrimination They struggle to preserve their culture and dances They follow Indian fairs and festivals hoping to get hired to perform dances in hotels and private resorts MODEL RELEASED Copyright Jean Philippe Soule

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