Jhumair or Jhumar is an Indian folk dance from the
Indian states of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...
,
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
,
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prad ...
,
Bihar
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and
West Bengal
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. It is folk dance of
Sadan, the Indo-Aryan ethnic groups of
Chotanagpur.
It is mainly performed during harvest season.
The musical instruments used are
Mandar,
Dhol
Dhol (IPA: ) can refer to any one of a number of similar types of double-headed drum widely used, with regional variations, throughout the Indian subcontinent. Its range of distribution in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan primarily includes nort ...
,
Nagara,
Bansuri
A bansuri is an ancient side blown flute originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is an aerophone produced from bamboo and metal like material used in Hindustani classical music. It is referred to as ''nadi'' and ''tunava'' in the ''Ri ...
.
Varieties
The Jhumair/Jhumar from different region vary from each other in style.
There are variety of Jhumar in the region of Chotanagpur such as:
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Khortha Jhumar
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Kurmali
Kurmali or Kudmali (ISO: Kuṛmāli) is an Indo-Aryan language classified as belonging to the Bihari group of languages spoken in eastern India. As a trade dialect, it is also known as Panchpargania (Bengali: পঞ্চপরগনিয় ...
Jhumar
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Panch Pargarnia Jhumar
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Nagpuri Jhumar
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Mardani Jhumar
Mardani Jhumar( also Mardana Jhumar) is a Nagpuri folk dance performed by men in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. It is performed after harvest in fair. Men wear ghongroo, hold sword, shield and dance in a circle by hol ...
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Janani Jhumar
Janani Jhumar also Janani Jhumair is a Nagpuri folk dance of the Chota Nagpur Plateau region of Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to t ...
Notable exponent
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Govind Sharan Lohra, folk artist from Jharkhand
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Mukund Nayak, folk artist from Jharkhand
See also
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Circle dance
Circle dance, or chain dance, is a style of social dance done in a circle, semicircle or a curved line to musical accompaniment, such as rhythm instruments and singing, and is a type of dance where anyone can join in without the need of par ...
References
Indian folk dances
Dances of India
Folk dances of Jharkhand
Nagpuri culture
Folk dances of Chhattisgarh
Folk dances of Odisha
Folk dances of Bihar
Folk dances of West Bengal
Circle dances
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