Indian traditional Chhau dancers perform a mythological act during autumn at Ajodhya Hill, Purulia, West Bengal. From a very early age, Chhau Dance is occupying a significant position in the Dance tradition of West Bengal, while the faces of the Chhau Dancers are covered with masks of various mythical characters, the expressions of the form are shown through movements of the hands and feet. Vigorous jumps, hops and other similar energetic moves of the Dancers set the mood of Chhau. Chhau dance is a genre of Indian tribal martial dance which is popular in the eastern India. (Photo by Tanmoy Bh
Indian traditional Chhau dancers perform a mythological act during autumn at Ajodhya Hill, Purulia, West Bengal. From a very early age, Chhau Dance is occupying a significant position in the Dance tradition of West Bengal, while the faces of the Chhau Dancers are covered with masks of various mythical characters, the expressions of the form are shown through movements of the hands and feet. Vigorous jumps, hops and other similar energetic moves of the Dancers set the mood of Chhau. Chhau dance is a genre of Indian tribal martial dance which is popular in the eastern India. (Photo by Tanmoy Bhaduri / Pacific Press)
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