Jhijhiya
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jhijhiya-173-6955885
title:
Jhijhiya
text:
Jhijhiya is a cultural folk dance of Mithila The dance is performed to offer devotion towards goddess Durga—the goddess of victory as well as to protect one's family, children and society from witches and dark magic. It is performed for ten consecutive evenings, from the day of Ghatasthapana to Bijaya Dashami, by women and girls, in a group of five to fifteen, by placing earthen pitcher on their head and dancing in a rotation manner. Inside the pitcher a fire lamp is place and multiple holes are
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
South Asian folk dance
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhijhiya
date created:
2013-08-16T10:07:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T06:18:56Z
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