Dance & ritual·Kumaon
Chholiya
A martial sword-and-shield dance performed at weddings, said to date to the days when brides were won by battle. Dancers in white with red turbans move to dhol, damau, ransingha and turhi.
A martial sword-and-shield dance performed at weddings, said to date to the days when brides were won by battle. Dancers in white with red turbans move to dhol, damau, ransingha and turhi.
