Tamil folk deity Ayyanar and a selection of rural folk dances, reflecting the rich cultural tradition of Tamil Nadu, are set to be showcased by the State at the forthcoming Republic Day parade in ...

Did the dummy horse dance (Poikaal Kudirai) originate in Tamil Nadu? Are many of the folk arts as they are performed now, just 100 years old? If you answered ‘No’ to these questions ...

It is a popular folk dance in Tamil Nadu. He balances a pitcher filled with water and uncooked rice on head. The pitcher is decorated with a flower-bedecked conical bamboo frame. Teacher Velsamy ...

India's Most Fascinating Classical Dance Forms Bharatnatyam: Bharatanatyam is a dance of Tamil Nadu. It often is used to express Hindu religious stories and devotions.

Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, is a vibrant celebration ... where cultural performances, folk dances, and traditional games like Uri Adi (pot breaking) take place.

THOOTHUKUDI: In the recent ban placed against artists performing obscene dances for non-devotional songs during the Kulasekarapattinam Dasara festival, it is said that around 10,000 folk artists ...

I wanted them to learn various craft and about Tamil culture through folk dances and lore. That is when the idea of a cultural club was conceived in 2016. I have been training the children in ...

the Tamil Nadu Tourism Department organizes the Pongal Tourist Festival in Thanjavur, which includes village visits, Pongal demonstrations, traditional games, a bullock cart ride, and folk dances ...