Men perform Pandav Nritya, one of the prominent and folk dance forms of Garhwal in Uttarakhand, India. Pandav Nritya is a dance form that explains the birth and life of the great Pandava kings. The Mahabharata is an important epic that gives some valuable lessons for life. This dance expresses the great story in simple dance movements. The flow of the story keeps the audience glued to these dance performances. The Pandavas were deceived by their own cousins, the Kauravas and what followed this was the epic war Kurukshetra. Legend has it that this is one of those wars where huge armies were involved and immense losses happened. The Pandav Nritya explains many instances of the Mahabharatha which changed the whole course of the epic. For example, the dice game between the Pandavas and the Kauravas is one such example where the latter made the former to pledge everything including Draupati, the wife of the Pandavas. Draupati was dragged into the court where the dice game was being played and treated badly by the Kauravas. This angered the Pandavas so much, that each of the five great Pandava kings made a vow to attack the Kaurava kings as an act of revenge. This episode is explained through the Pandava Nritya so beautifully that the audience is able to feel the anger of the Pandava kings. The dice game is a much sought after by the audience wherever the Pandav Nritya is performed. Another important episode of Mahabharata which is often performed in the Pandav Nritya is the scene where Lord Krishna explains Bhagavad Gita to the great Pandav king, Arjun. The viewers are in for a visual treat whenever this episode is performed. The Gita is the most valuable lesson in life and though the words are simple, the meaning is intense. Similarly, in the Pandav Nritya, the dance movements are quite simple; however the expressions are stoic and create a great impact on the audience watching the performance. The Pandav Nritya is one of the oldest forms of folk dances that have originated from Uttaranchal. The golden rule, life history, obstacles and finally the enlightenment through Gita is explained in a phased manner through intricate dance movements. Sutol Sutol is a Village in Ghat Tehsil in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand State, India. It is located 24 KM towards South from District head quarters Chamoli Gopeshwar. 159 KM from State capital Dehradun Sutol Pin code is 246435 and postal head office is Ghat. Sutol is surrounded by Narayanbagar Tehsil towards South, Tharali Tehsil towards South, Gopeshwar Tehsil towards Nortt, Karnaprayag Tehsil towards west Pauri, Almora, Tehri, Nainital are the nearby Cities to Sutol There is no railway station near to Sutol in less than 10 km. How ever Kathgodam Rail Way Station is major railway station 123 KM near to Sutol. Source : http://www.indiamapped.com/ & http://www.euttaranchal.com/ This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of 50, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience! Reach us at rupindang @ gmail . com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com

• published: 23 Sep 2014
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