To observe Tribal Day, various events were organised at Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum.
On the occasion the traditional painting of 'Barsaat' was done by children of age 9 to 15 under Tribal Painting Camp 'Srishna'. 30 children from tribal communities portrayed the 'rainy' season in their memory and experience. All the children were given certificates by the museum.
At 6:30 pm in the museum auditorium, there were presentations of Bhil tribe of Madhya Pradesh, Thakya of Gond tribe and Saila and Sarhaul dances of Uraon tribe of Chhattisgarh.
Inauguration of the presentation Bhil artist Tan Singh Muniya (Jhabua) along with about 20 of his fellow artists performed the 'Bhagoria dance' of the Bhil tribe. Bhagoria dance of the Bhil tribe, Holi at Bhagoria Haat and other occasions are performed by Bhil youths. Bhagoria Haats are organized before Holi during the Phagun season.
Bhagoria Haat is a meeting of young men and women, not just haats. It is from here that they come in contact with each other, are attracted and run away to get tied in the life thread, hence these haats are named Bhagoria. In Bhagoria dance, various footsteps, Pali, Chakripali and Pyramid dance postures are the center of attraction.
Adorned girls dressed in colorful costumes and dancing in their hands are typical traditional and supernatural designs. During the dance performance, Anil collaborated on the drum, Rahul on the kundi, Diwan on the thali and Laxman on the tassa.
After Bhagoria dance, Agnesh Kerketta (Bhopal) along with her fellow artists performed the 'Sarhul dance' of the Uraon tribe. Sirhul is a group dance, this dance consists of young men and young girls. The movement in dance is not on the instrumental rhythms, but on the rhythm and rhythm of the songs. The dance starts with a slow pace and ends at a very high speed. This dance is performed in front of the village deity. In this presentation, about 19 actors joined the stage of Agnesh Kerketta.
After the Sarhul dance, Arjun Bagmare (Betul) along with his fellow performers performed the 'Thakya dance' of the Gond tribe. This dance is performed during Diwali for about a month from the day of Govardhan Puja. In this dance, the goal is to honor and worship the cattle. About 13 artists joined Arjun Bagmare in this presentation. In this dance performance, Babulal collaborated on the dholak, Guddu Ivane on the flute and Nirmal on the tase.
At the end of the performance, Vijay Badewar (Chhindwara) performed 'Saila Nritya' along with his fellow artists. Saila dance is performed during the moonlight nights of autumn. It was named Saila due to the poles of about a quarter of a hand. Saila dance is practiced to please Adidev.