This is a one of the festival of dances of the Khasis.This festival gives thanks to the almighty God for a good harvest and also pray for peace and prosperity of the community. It is a relegious festival where ritualistic offerings are made to the ancestors of the ruling clan , the first maternal uncle and to the deity of Shillong asking for their blessings. After the relegious rites are over , the dancers begin their dance where young unmarried girls can take part. The girls are dressed in their traditional best, bedecked with gold and silver crowns and also traditonal necklaces and other neck wears. The men dance with open swords in one hand and a white yak hair whisk in the other. They dance to the rhythmic beats of the drums and to the musical notes of the flute which creates a network of melody in the background.
8 comments:
looks colourful...good capture
must be such a treat to watch it live!!
Hey such a lovely pic!!! So much color and energy.
I have had the opportunity to meet some of the Khasi people. Lovely people... lot more western in lifestyle than some of the other Indians I know.
I do hope India recovers fast from the recent attacks. The only way to fight these acts is to move on with life like they never happened. May India rise stronger.
this sounds like a good festival...
the dresses are beautiful and the girls are so pretty and look like porcelain dolls.
They all seem to look rather nervous.
dats good capture
@ the wizard of D
thanks for your visit and thanks for griefing with us and i hope no country in this world get a taste of what we went through.
At a time when the mood was down, your posting brought a respite and the photo spoke a 1000 words..thanks for yr comments on mumbai..
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