Manipuri dance is a classical dance focused on spiritual themes. Watch this traditional Manipuri dance video for fascinating Raslila. Manipuri dance is though purely depicting spiritual themes, but the style of the dance is classical. According to the legend, the indigenous people of the Manipur valley were the dance-expert Gandharvas mentioned in the Hindu epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata. Because of this reason, there is no wonder that the Manipuri dance aims to a great spiritual experience by its themes. The great artistic style of dance and the pure religious conviction make classical form of Manipuri dance able to claimed not only to be one of the most modest, softest and mildest but the most meaningful dances of the world. The Manipuri dance, you are watching in this video is depicting raslila, a dance drama based on the legends of Lord Shri Krishna and Radha. There are many Goipkas in this dance along with Krishna and Radha. A scene of Holi festival and later on worship of Krishna and Radha by their devotees have been choreographed in this Manipuri dance. Heights of devotion is reflecting in this dance, as because it is depicting in the dance that all the Goipkas individually finding thyself dancing with Krishna, which is the depiction of divinity of Krishna. Manipuri dance is very different and sophisticated in one more aspect. Manipuri dancers do not wear ankle bells like all other classical dance forms of India. Even, the dancers' feet never strike the ground hard in Manipuri dance like other Indian classical dances. The costume wear by the dancers in this Manipuri dance known as Kumil. Manjira, flute and Pung (Manipuri mrdanga - a double headed drum) are main musical instruments used in Manipuri dance. Subscribe us at Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/jaipurthepinkcity Website: http://www.jaipurthepinkcity.com Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/jaipurthepinkcity.india

• published: 24 Oct 2013
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