- @Amrapali #txt-anno http://kalaacademygoa.org/folk-dance/ {u'ranges': [{u'start': u'/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/article[22]', u'end': u'/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/article[22]', u'startOffset': 11, u'endOffset': 609}], u'quote': u'\u2022\tTarang means huge umbrellas believed to be the symbols of village deities. \n\u2022\tHolding these Tarangs, a ritual procession is performed annually by the local communities like Kulambis in the territory of Goa.\n\u2022\tThe main dancers hold a typical wooden painted pole decorated by an umbrella at the top with the help of nine yard saris offered to the Gods and Goddesses.\n\u2022\tThe main dancers wear colourful costumes. The other dancers hold different types of balloons and flags made out of cloth which are called \u2018Abdagiri\u2019 or \u2018Fuge\u2019 used in earlier times in the processions of Kings, God or Goddess.', u'permissions': {u'read': [], u'admin': [], u'update': [], u'delete': []}, u'text': u'Good info about Tarang mel folk dance', u'tags': [u'Goa', u'Tarang-mel-folk-dance', u'Dushehra', u'Dasara', u'Holi', u'Kulambis-community']} created: Tue, 10 Feb 2015, 11:44 AM UTC