Purulia Chhau dance

E687563
Chhau dance style folk dance form intangible cultural heritage

Purulia Chhau dance is a vigorous, mask-based folk dance form from West Bengal, India, known for its martial movements, mythological themes, and vibrant costumes.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Chhau festival 1
Purulia Chhau 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chhau dance style ⓘ
folk dance form ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
associatedWith Chhau dance NERFINISHED ⓘ
costumeFeature colorful skirts and tunics ⓘ
heavily embellished headgear ⓘ
ornate jewelry ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance important part of rural cultural festivals in West Bengal ⓘ
symbol of Purulia’s cultural identity ⓘ
danceType folk dance ⓘ
martial dance ⓘ
mask dance ⓘ
maskDecoration bright colors ⓘ
maskDecoration feathers ⓘ
maskDecoration mirrors ⓘ
sequins ⓘ
maskMaterial clay ⓘ
cloth ⓘ
paper ⓘ
movementStyle acrobatic ⓘ
martial movements ⓘ
vigorous ⓘ
musicAccompaniment dhamsa ⓘ
dhol ⓘ
flute ⓘ
nagada ⓘ
shehnai ⓘ
traditional drums ⓘ
originatesFrom Purulia district of West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ
performanceSetting festival grounds ⓘ
open-air stage ⓘ
village squares ⓘ
performedDuring Chaitra Parva festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
spring festivals ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the three main styles of Chhau dance ⓘ
recognizedBy Sangeet Natak Akademi NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Purulia district NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedStyle Mayurbhanj Chhau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Seraikella Chhau NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousContext Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ
state West Bengal ⓘ
theme Hindu mythological stories ⓘ
epic narratives from the Mahabharata ⓘ
epic narratives from the Ramayana ⓘ
stories of Hindu deities ⓘ
training taught in local akharas ⓘ
traditionally passed down in families ⓘ
uses elaborate masks ⓘ
props such as swords and shields ⓘ
traditional ornaments ⓘ
vibrant costumes ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Purulia → hasCulturalFestival → Purulia Chhau dance ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chhau festival
Purulia → knownFor → Purulia Chhau dance ⓘ
Purulia → traditionalDanceForm → Purulia Chhau dance ⓘ
this entity surface form: Purulia Chhau