- @Amrapali #txt-anno http://pandyadhaval.blogspot.in/2012/02/dance-music-and-dance-forman-integral.html {u'tags': [u'Gujarat', u'Bohada-Dance'], u'quote': u'Bohada Dance\n\n\n\nBohoda or the mask\ndance is basically a dance of the Konknas adapted by other Dangi tribes over a\nperiod of time. One of the striking features of this dance is the use of masks.\nDifferent types of masks such as wooden masks, clay masks, bamboo masks, paper\nmasche masks, leather masks etc. are used during this dance. \n\n\n\nWooden masks are\ngenerally made from the wood of pangara tree which is light in weight and easy\nfor carving any shape. Bamboo mask is known as \u2018thati\u2019. These are used to\nmainly depict a large number of characters in one single mask. Examples of such\nmasks are \u2018Ranana that\u2019, \u2018Pandava thati\u2019 and \u2018Kaurava thati\u2019. Paper Masche\nmasks are prepared by soaking old newspaper pieces and fenugreek (methi) seeds\nin water for 10-15 days. The mixture is then ground into fine pulp and is\nspread in thick layers over the mask mould made of wet mud. Once thoroughly\ndried, the paper mask is taken off the mud mould. All the masks are usually\ndecorated and painted. \n\n\n\nBohoda dance is\nperformed in a village at night during Holi and Diwali season and generally\nruns for seven days. Dancers wear masks bought on rent. Facial images of both\nTribal and Hindu deities and characters from famous epics Ramayana and\nMahabharata are reflected in these masks. One can find images such as Ram,\nHanuman, Ravana, Pandava, Kaurava, Ganesha, Agalya Ital (a tribal bhoot), \xa0Khirad, Parsuram, Pundlik, Shravan and\nparents, Wagh, etc. as masks during the dance. Dholak, Kahalya and Pawri are\nthe music instruments played during the dance. Since the written script is\nabsent among tribals, Bohoda dance is a process of recreating oral history and\nfolklore of the tribes.', u'editable': False, u'ranges': [{u'start': u'/div[3]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[14]/u[1]/span[1]', u'end': u'/div[3]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[21]', u'startOffset': 0, u'endOffset': 0}], u'text': u'Bohada-Dance Dang Gujarat', u'permissions': {u'read': [], u'admin': [], u'update': [], u'delete': []}} created: Thu, 09 Jul 2015, 07:51 AM UTC