Rajasthan's 'Manganiyar Gaon' folk songs and 'Om Namah: Shivaay and Yashodhara' dance performances were staged at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum here on Friday.
The performance was held under Uttaradhikar series.
The programme started with the traditional folk song 'Manganiyar Gaon' of Rajasthan. This is a song which is sung on the auspicious occasion of folk songs. In this presentation, the artists mesmerized the audience with their singing skills.
Manganiyar is a traditional folk song. Manganiyar is famous for its folklore along with being a caste. Manganiyar singing shows its happiness through different songs on the auspicious occasion of happiness. During the performance, Ghaffur Khan on singing and Harmonium, Fakir Khan on Dholak, Gafoor Khan on Kamayacha, Karim Khan on Khadtal, and Bhungar Khan and Bhunge Khan accompanied in singing.
Subsequent performances were performed by Om Pankajcharan Das, the Odissi dance guru, who was awarded the Padma Shri, under the direction of 'Om Namah: Shivaay', Ashok Kumar Ghosal.
In this presentation there is a dance described on the worship of Lord Shiva Shankar, the deity of the Hindu religion. The artists performed the glory of Lord Shiva in various forms with this dance.
Also, in Yashodhara, a description of the life story of Lord Gautama Buddha was presented through dance. Gautam Buddha described the distribution of enlightenment by sacrificing the world and his family in search of life, death, suffering, and through this dance.
In this dance performance, Vandita, Srishti, Raghunath, Saroj, Arpana, Umresh, Vignesh entertained the audience with enchanting performances on stage.