Chaiti ghoda dance

Ghoda Nacha or Chaiti Ghoda Nacha

Chaiti ghoda dance is one of the popular folk dance form of odisha specially performed by fishermen groups.^[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 fishermen and in return lord rama given a horse to the fishermen.^[4]

Dummy Horse made from wood with beautiful paints, surrounded with colorful clothes is used as props. All fishermen do dance and their wifes represented as co-dancer/singer. Men are called Rauta in this dance and women are called Rautani.

There are 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.^[6] It is celebrated to take the blessings of the deity of this 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.
2. "Dummy Horse: A Folk Art of Odisha" (PDF). worldwidejournals.com. Mr. Ashis Mohapatra. 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. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
5. "CHAITI GHODA". orissadiary.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
6. "Ghoda nacha in Chaitra Purnima". odialive.com. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.