- @Amrapali #img-anno http://www.traveladda.com/admin/userfiles/Dhangari%20Gaja%281%29.jpg {u'shapes': [{u'geometry': {u'y': 0.7666666666666667, u'x': 0.8622222222222222, u'width': 0.040000000000000036, u'height': 0.07999999999999996}, u'type': u'rect'}], u'src': u'http://www.traveladda.com/admin/userfiles/Dhangari%20Gaja%281%29.jpg', u'context': u'http://testapp.swtr.us/', u'comment': u'Dhangari Gaja is a folk dance of Maharashtra that is played by the shepherds, buffalo keepers, cowherds and blanket weavers belonging to Sholapur district. These shepherds and farmers are known by the name Dhangars; hence the name Dhangari is given to this artistic dance from. In fact, "Dhangar" is derived form "Dhenu" which means a cow. Rearing sheep and goats is the major occupation of these shepherds who spend most off their time in natural surroundings and are inspired by them. Theses shepherds are also known by other names like Dhangad and Dhanpal. '} created: Fri, 05 Sep 2014, 06:06 PM UTC