PUPPETS

Puppets is an ancient and popular form of folkentertainment. No village fair, no religious festival and no social gathering in Rajasthan can be complete without Puppets. With their sparkling eyes and brightly colored dresses, the kathputlis , gives unforgettable experience. Rajasthani people are fond of dancing . The Tehretali dance of rajasthan is very famous. Tehretali dance of rajasthan is the traditional dance of Kamad tribe. This dance is associated with well being and good crops. Normally this dance is done by the ladies and the main subject of song are Kabir, Mirabai and Baba Ramdev's stories. Dancers do this dance with their face covered with cloth called 'ghonghat' and they balance decorated pots on their heads during dance. This dance is done in the sitting position. In this dance ladies tie an insturment called Manzira around their arms and feet, when they dance these manziras make sound. Men play the instrument chotara, dhol and manzira while singing songs.