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About type of art
Name of Tribal Dance Halesa Dance
Name of Tribe Padhar Tribe PVTG
Name of Performers with mobile Numbers Mr. Jamabhai Padhar Co Sonalben Padhar Team Leader, Mobile No.
Performance Context
Navratri and Janmashtami are the main religious festivals and festivities that occur during the year among the fifteen tribes. During this period they dance the Halesa with joy and enthusiasm. During the dance, worship of their traditional gods and goddesses, pray and other religious events, especially the traditional Badha-manta votive offerings and worship of their clan goddess by performing Halesa dance to worship Mother . This dance is performed by men and women together. While religious events generally take place the during night period, the Halesa dance also takes place exclusively during the night period. Villagers perform this dance at Matajis temple, traditional shrines, dressed in traditional costumes, playing traditional instruments. Halesa dance among the fifteen tribes is a dance to express the spiritual spirit but is also performed on their socio-cultural auspicious occasions. Nowadays this dance is performed during their fairs and festivals.
Costumes and Jewellery
In the Halesa dance of the fourteen tribal groups, men wear their traditional attire of dhoti, a long-sleeved shirt, with a vest over it and a handkerchief tied in their hands. Women wear a six-meter ghaghra, a blouse with a blouse and a head covering as a dress. Traditionally, they are dressed in a colourful variety of very dark and flamboyant colours. Women wear anklets, anklets, anklets, bangles, ivory bangles or bangles made of alloy or plastic. In full dress women always wear a full body covering to shame the elders. Usually these traditional clothes are available in their local markets and they traditionally buy and wear specially designed clothes.
Music and Instruments
Halesa dance consists of 03 traditional instruments including small dholak, manjira and harmonium. which are commonly practiced as musical instruments in non-tribal areas. Although these instruments are available in local markets, they purchase them and do not manufacture it manually.
Throughout the dances the Tanpuros attempt to appease their clan goddess by performing twelve to thirteen chalas with the tune of harmonium, manjira and dholak.