- @Amrapali #txt-anno http://shivamnrutya.org/statewisedances.html#27 {u'ranges': [{u'start': u'/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[4]/td[3]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[301]/td[1]/span[1]', u'end': u'/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[4]/td[3]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[302]/td[1]/div[1]/span[1]', u'startOffset': 0, u'endOffset': 824}], u'quote': u'Manjira raas dance\n Rass is a popular folk dance of Gujarat. It is believed that Lord Krishna brought this dance to Dwarka ffrom Vrindavan. There are different types of Rass like Manira Rass, Dhal Talwar Rass, Hudo Rass, Mer Rass and Dandia Rass. Normally performed by men and women on the occasion of Janmashtami ( Birth day of Lord Krishna ) and Navratri, it is also performed on festive occasions. Manira Rass is very popular in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Only male members perform this dance striking manjiras ( small cymbols ) in different patterns making presentation aesthetically ricg. Adorned in traditional costumes, dancers sing traditional songs on an accompaniment of traditional musical instruments.', u'permissions': {u'read': [], u'admin': [], u'update': [], u'delete': []}, u'text': u'Manjira-ras-dance(cymbals-dance) Gujarat ', u'tags': [u'Gujarat', u'Manjira-ras-dance', u'Janmastami', u'Saurashtra', u'Manjira(cymbals)']} created: Wed, 04 Mar 2015, 09:21 AM UTC