The second day of Chhattisgarh Mahotsav was filled with colourful and poetic performances. Here on Sunday, the programme began with folk performances and later a poet's meet was also held.
The Mahotsav is being organised at Antarang Hall of Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal. The programme began with the folk songs by Ravi lal Sangde and his troupe. He played folk songs from Chhattisgarh and created a musical atmosphere at the hall.
later, Prakash and his troupe presented the Panthi dance of Chhattisgarh on the occasion. Panthi is one of the prominent dance forms of Chhattisgarh. The Panthi dance reflects the rich cultural heritage and traditional legacies of the indigenous tribal groups of the region. Representing the vibrant and dynamic cultural life of the local inhabitants of Chhattisgarh, Panthi dance epitomizes the unique dance styles.
The Panthi dancers were dressed in colorful costumes with exquisite jewelries, and the performers of the Panthi dance display their artistic caliber with complete dedication and enthusiasm which is reflected in their flawless performance.
The expressive body language coupled with unique dancing steps and cultural traits of the indigenous tribal communities, the splendid performance of Panthi dance casted a magical spell on the audience. .
The musical instruments that are used in dance include the beats of Mandar and even on the beats of Jhanjh.
It began in a very slow motion where the leader led the whole group. With the rhythm of the beats the dance movements start increasing at a great pace which in turn creates an environment of occasion where the dancers take the form of Pyramid like structure.
later, in the evening a poet's meet was organised. Poets including Vinod Kumar, Sanjiv Bakshi, Ramkumar Tiwari, Ekant Shrivastava, Kamleshwar Sahu, Mahesh Verma, C Sunil and Bhaskar Chowdhary read out their creations before the audience at the hall.