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Jhumur is a traditional dance form of the Adivasi or Tea Tribes community in Assam, performed mainly by young girls during the Autumn season. It incorporates songs and dialogues reflecting the daily lives of common people and serves as a means of recreation and sometimes ritual worship for rainfall. The dancers wear colorful traditional costumes and use instruments like the Madal and flute to maintain rhythm.

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Jhumur is a traditional dance form of the Adivasi or Tea Tribes community in Assam, performed mainly by young girls during the Autumn season. It incorporates songs and dialogues reflecting the daily lives of common people and serves as a means of recreation and sometimes ritual worship for rainfall. The dancers wear colorful traditional costumes and use instruments like the Madal and flute to maintain rhythm.

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JHUMUR

DANCE FORM OF ASSAM & WEST BENGAL

NAME : KIARRA BETH SALDANHA


CLASS : V
SECTION : E
ROLL NO : 19
SUBMISSION DATE : 20/01/2025
SUBMITTED TO : PURNIMA S BOLAR
INTRODUCTION

• Jhumur dance is a traditional dance form of "Adivasi" or Tea


Tribes community of Assam.
• The dance is usually performed during the Autumn season in
Assam.
• It was originated from Balochistan and Multan.
• It is popularly known as the 'Hariyanvi Gidda'.
IMPORTANCE
• This dance is performed by young girls mostly in an open field or under the tree.

• The girls mostly perform the dancing part, holding each other's waist and moving hands
and legs forward and backward synchronously.

• It incorporates songs and dialogues, which depict the joys and sorrows, yearning and
aspirations of the everyday lives of the common people.

• It is believed that Jhumur was originally a means of recreation between phases of tedious
agricultural work.

• It is believed to be sometimes a ritual worship or prayer for rainfall


COSTUME
• Male wear long traditional dresses and keep rhythm with few traditional
instruments like “Madal” – a popular two headed hand drum , “a flute” or a pair
of “Taal”.

• The costumes used in Jhumar are similar to that of Bhangra : They wear a
coloured Patka on the head, a lungi, a long tunic and a waistcoat.
TRADITIONAL DANCES

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