FOLK FESTIVAL

FOLK CULTURE

LOKMAHOTSAV
Organised by:District Council of Culture, Sambalpur,In Collaboration with Dept of Tourism & Culture ,Govt of Orissa & Eastern Zone Cultural Center, Kolkatta 
Sunday 4th to Tuesday 6th of January 2004  

Proceeding for more Information on Folk Culture & Folk Festivals . 

 
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Collector cum chairman DCC, Sambalpur Sri Surendra Kumar, I.A.S on the Stage addressing the audiences . 

05.55PM- Folk songs of renowned artists 

Artists of the day were

 Sri Satrughna Luha & Smt. Geetanjali Podh. They rendered Sambalpuri song with the composition of Sri Prabhdutta Pradhan.

07.00PM- National Folk Party. RAJBANSI LOK NRUTYA  Jalpaigudi, West Bengal

06.25 PM- National Folk Party. JANAPADA NRUTYA: Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.

06.45 PM- Jhumar- Rairangpur, Mayurbhanj

        This is a typical dance form of northern part of Orissa, where both male & female dance in a swinging mood of song depicting romantic feelings. Here the Ras leela of Lord Krishna is portrayed with mood of parting pain. They also bring down the worldly thoughts like the relation of newly married girl & her youngest brother in law (Devar). Also they perform a piece of dance with the style of Chhau.

08.45PM-Patakhanda- Radharani Pada- BolangirThis folk dance is linked with a myth of the Kutia Kondh tribe. This dance is performed with dhol, nisan & mahuri in the time of Dussera festival, when the Sword of the goddess is worshipped. The sword is brought from Pataneswari of Patnagarh.

Document  supported by Documentation Sub Committee, Lok Mahotsav-2004

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