Karma Naach

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Girls dressed in traditional tribal attire for Karma Dance in Ranchi(Jharkhand)

Karma dance or Karma Naach is a traditional dance of central and Eastern India annually performed during the karma festival. Karma is a famous autumnal festival, it starts from the 11th day of the bright fortnight of the month of Bhadrab. It is performed in State of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. Karma means 'fate'.

This folk dance is performed during the worship of the god of fate which is known as Karam Devta. People consider the god of fate as the cause of good and bad fortune.^[1]

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v t e Western Odisha
Districts	Balangir Bargarh Boudh Debagarh Jharsuguda Nuapada Sambalpur Subarnapur Sundargarh
Education	BPUT NIT Rourkela Rajendra College Balangir Sambalpur University VSSUT, Burla WODC Medical Colleges Gangadhar Meher University IIM Sambalpur
Notable Persons	Atal Bihari Panda Bhagirathi Nepak Bhima Bhoi Gangadhar Meher Haldhar Nag Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo Nila Madhab Panda Sabyasachi Mohapatra Sadhu Meher Sarat Pujari Sarbeswar Bhoi Veer Surendra Sai
Temples	Kosaleswara temple Lankeswari Temple Samaleswari Temple Sasisena Temple Sureswari Temple The Leaning Temple of Huma
Geography	Indravati Mahanadi Sankh River
Culture, Festivals	Dhanu Jatra Ghumura Dance Jiuntia Kalasi Jatra Balangir Lok Mahotsav Lanka Podi Nuakhai Pousha Purnima(Puspuni) Sitalsasthi Sulia Jatra
Art and Craft	Pasapali Sari Sambalpuri Saree Sonepuri Sari
Entertainmennt	Bhukha Rangabati Sambalpuri cinema Sambalpuri drama

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