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{{Short description|Folk dance of Assam}} | |||
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{{URL|https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/145313/11/11_chapter%203.pdf}}</ref> | '''Deodhani dance''' is a [[Shaman]] [[folk dance]] from the [[India]]n state of [[Assam]]. It can be performed either [[Solo dance|solo]] or in a group. Deodhani is of [[Boro people|Bodo]] origin.<ref>Arabinda Nath Sharma writes, “Deodhani and Deodhai” dance are connected with the culture of Bodo-kachari(the original inhabitants) of the state. Deodhai, the male oracle, and Deodhani, the female oracle, as priestly dances are essential at the time of various ethnic folk religious beliefs like Marai Puja, Kherai etc. {{URL|https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/145313/11/11_chapter%203.pdf}}</ref> A group performance of Deodhani generally consists of three or four women. The dance form is associated with the worship of the snake goddess Marei/Maroi.<ref>{{cite web |title=A ritual dance, Deodhani dance, Assam, Travel, India Video |url=https://www.indiavideo.org/assam/art/ritual-deodhani-dance-2049.php |website=IndiaVideo |access-date=12 March 2022 }}</ref> A Deodhani dance is generally performed to the accompaniment of songs sung by an ''[[Bodo people#Social groups|Ojha]]'', a traditional chorus leader in the [[Darrang district]] of Assam.<ref name="webindia">[http://www.webindia123.com/Assam/ARTS/ojapali.htm Oja-pali] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011131648/http://www.webindia123.com/Assam/ARTS/ojapali.htm |date=11 October 2013 }}, WebIndia</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Deodhani is derived from two words, | |||
[[File:Deodhoni Dance Ritual-1.jpg|thumb|Deodhoni Dance Ritual]] | |||
Deodhani is derived from two words – ''Deo'', which means God, and ''Dhani'', which means woman, literally meaning a woman possessed (Shaman) by god. A male Shaman form is also present, called 'Deodha-Joki' in ''Kamrup'' by the Bodo people and 'Deodhai' elsewhere in Assam. Deodhani depicts the dance of a Shaman woman or man when he or she is possessed by a spiritual being. In Deodhani, the songs sung by [[Ojapali]] are known as Xuknoni in undivided Darrang district and is quite distinct from the aboriginal 'Deodha-Joki' origin & ritualistic oracle cum Shamanistic dance form of the Kaibarta-Jalkeot community in Undivided Kamrup district it is accompanied by Bor-Dhol's.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nezcc.in/layouts/2012-09-08-10-40-06/assam-performing-arts |title=Assam - Performing Arts |publisher=Nezcc.in |date=2012-09-08 |accessdate=2013-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010130418/http://www.nezcc.in/layouts/2012-09-08-10-40-06/assam-performing-arts |archive-date=10 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="hpage1">{{cite web |url=http://info-assam.hpage.co.in/folk-dances-of-assam_45774691.html |title=Beauty Of Assam |publisher=Info-assam.hpage.co.in |date=2009-11-28 |accessdate=2013-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214003651/http://info-assam.hpage.co.in/folk-dances-of-assam_45774691.html |archive-date=14 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
==Specification== | ==Specification== | ||
Dancers take a sword and shield and present a virile [[war dance]] during the performance.<ref name="hpage1"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fnffAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=9 June 2013|year=1990|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107142144/http://books.google.com/books?id=fnffAAAAMAAJ|archive-date=7 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Deodhani dance is a Shaman folk dance from the Indian state of Assam. It can be performed either solo or in a group. Deodhani is of Bodo origin.[1] A group performance of Deodhani generally consists of three or four women. The dance form is associated with the worship of the snake goddess Marei/Maroi.[2] A Deodhani dance is generally performed to the accompaniment of songs sung by an Ojha, a traditional chorus leader in the Darrang district of Assam.[3]
History[edit | edit source]
Deodhani is derived from two words – Deo, which means God, and Dhani, which means woman, literally meaning a woman possessed (Shaman) by god. A male Shaman form is also present, called 'Deodha-Joki' in Kamrup by the Bodo people and 'Deodhai' elsewhere in Assam. Deodhani depicts the dance of a Shaman woman or man when he or she is possessed by a spiritual being. In Deodhani, the songs sung by Ojapali are known as Xuknoni in undivided Darrang district and is quite distinct from the aboriginal 'Deodha-Joki' origin & ritualistic oracle cum Shamanistic dance form of the Kaibarta-Jalkeot community in Undivided Kamrup district it is accompanied by Bor-Dhol's.[4][5]
Specification[edit | edit source]
Dancers take a sword and shield and present a virile war dance during the performance.[5][6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Arabinda Nath Sharma writes, “Deodhani and Deodhai” dance are connected with the culture of Bodo-kachari(the original inhabitants) of the state. Deodhai, the male oracle, and Deodhani, the female oracle, as priestly dances are essential at the time of various ethnic folk religious beliefs like Marai Puja, Kherai etc. shodhganga
.inflibnet .ac .in /bitstream /10603 /145313 /11 /11 _chapter%203 .pdf - ↑ "A ritual dance, Deodhani dance, Assam, Travel, India Video". IndiaVideo. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ↑ Oja-pali Archived 11 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, WebIndia
- ↑ "Assam - Performing Arts". Nezcc.in. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Beauty Of Assam". Info-assam.hpage.co.in. 28 November 2009. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces. 1990. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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