- @Amrapali #txt-anno http://dancesteps.in/siddhi-dhamal-folk-dance/ {u'tags': [u'Gujara', u'Siddhi-dhamal-folk-dance', u'tribal-dance', u'Siddi'], u'quote': u'Siddis live around\xa0Gir Forest National Parkand Wildlife Sanctuary, the last refuge in the world of the almost extinct\xa0Asiatic Lions, in\xa0Junagadh\xa0a district of the state of\xa0Gujarat, India.\xa0They were brought 300 years ago from Africa, by the Portuguese for the Nawab of Junagadh. Today, they follow very few of their original customs, with a few exceptions like the traditional Dhamal dance.\xa0Although Gujarati Siddis have adopted the language and many customs of their surrounding populations, some African traditions have been preserved. These include the\xa0Goma\xa0music and dance form, which is sometimes called\xa0Dhamaal.\xa0The term is believed to be derived from the\xa0Ngoma drumming\xa0and dance forms of Bantu East Africa.\xa0The Goma also has a spiritual significance and, at the climax of the dance, some dancers are believed to be vehicles for the presence of Siddi saints of the past.', u'editable': False, u'ranges': [{u'start': u'/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/article[1]/div[1]/p[2]', u'end': u'/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/article[1]/div[1]/p[2]', u'startOffset': 0, u'endOffset': 876}], u'text': u'Siddihi-dhamal-folk-dance', u'permissions': {u'read': [], u'admin': [], u'update': [], u'delete': []}} created: Thu, 26 Mar 2015, 04:02 PM UTC