- @Amrapali #txt-anno http://www.natfom.org/?page_id=370 {u'ranges': [{u'start': u'/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/p[9]/span[1]/strong[1]/em[1]', u'end': u'/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/p[11]/strong[1]/em[1]/span[1]', u'startOffset': 0, u'endOffset': 0}], u'quote': u'Ghangari Gaja Nritya\nThis dance is popular in Sholapur district and performed by the Dhangars to propitiate their God, \u2018Biruba\u2019. The Dhangars are shepherds who rear sheep and goats to make their living. Their songs are in a form called \u2018Ovi\u2019 which is made of couplets. Tales of the birth of their deity Biruba in simple and earthy lines, form the motif of their songs. Dhangars dance in traditional Marathi dresses-Dhoti, Angarakha and Pheta with colourful handherchiefs. Dancers gyrate around drum players to the accompaniment of drum-beats.', u'permissions': {u'admin': [], u'read': [], u'update': [], u'delete': []}, u'text': u'Ghangari Gaja Nritya Maharashtra', u'tags': u'["Folk-dances-of-india","Maharashtra","Ghangari-Gaja-Nritya"]'} created: Mon, 04 May 2015, 08:39 AM UTC