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Chari Dance

Chari Dance is very well-known dance of rajasthan, India. Collecting Water in a Chari or a Pot is a part of daily Life of Women of Rajasthan. In Chari Dance Dancers dress traditional Rajasthani colourful dresses during dance. The Rajasthani Folk music is played with nagada, Dholak, dhol and harmonioum, during Chari dance.

Chari dance is very attractive dance of Rajasthan.The Chari dance is performed at the time of Marriage occasions, on the birth of a male child or any big festival in Rajasthan, India.

Chari dance is a well-known dance of females who belongs to gujjar community of Kishangarh. This dance does not have any specific moments except balancing the pots on their heads. These ladies dance like ghoomar. Instruments played are dhol, bankiya and thali. This dance is a meaning of goodness and is known as a welcome dance also.
 

Gujjar ladies wear big nose rings, on top of their heads they wear khol(define) of coconut. Sampan ladies wear gold jewels, Hansli, timniya, mogri, punchi, bangdi, gajra, armlets, karli, tanka, navr are the main ornaments.
 

The women go away many miles to gather water for the families and the joy is reflected through the Chari dance of Rajasthan. Chari Dance of Rajasthan is a Unique Dance.Chari Dance of Rajasthan is performed by group of Dancers. In Chari dance woman hold Chari or brass pots on their heads balancing it to excellence. Often these pots are set on fire with the cotton seeds immersed in oil. These bright pots display beautiful effect in the dark night and a lighted lamp is then placed in the pot.

Originally this Dance belong to Ajmer and Kishangarh regions. The main idea of the dance is to restrict the long distances the women of Rajasthan have to cover to get water. The colourfully dressed and bejeweled women with covers compose charming hand movements and calm steps. The lighted lamps located on the brass pots are well balanced on their heads. To make the dance look more attractive lines of lighted patterns are created as the dancers move quietly around the floor.