Chaiti ghoda dance

Chaiti ghoda dance is one of the popular folk dance forms of Odisha specially performed by aboriginal fishermen tribes like the Keot (Kaibarta).[1][2] Chaiti represent the chaitra month of the year i.e. from March to April to the full moon in Baisakh i.e. from April to May and ghoda means horse in odisha.[3] There is a story when lord rama crossed the river with the help of aboriginal Keot fishermen and in return lord rama given a horse to the fishermen.[4]

Dummy Horse made from wood, beautifully painted and surrounded by colorful cloths is used as a prop. All fishermen dance and their wives are co-dancers/singers. Men are called Rauta in this dance and women are called Rautani.

Two horses are used as black horse and white horse.[5] The festival is celebrated for eight days in honour of vasuli devi. Vasuli devi is the main deity of fishermen tribes.[6] It is celebrated to take the blessings of the deity of this ethnic group.

References
  1. "10 Unique Dance Forms Of Odisha Which Are Spectacular In Their Distinctive Ways! | Mycitylinks- Bhubaneswar | Cuttack | Puri". mycitylinks.in. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. "horse - Hindi translation - bab.la English-Hindi dictionary". en.bab.la. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. "Chaiti Ghoda Nata". odialinks.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. "CHAITI GHODA". orissadiary.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. "Ghoda nacha in Chaitra Purnima". odialive.com. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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