Kacchi Ghodi dance at the Kite festival in Delhi

WildFilmsIndia 2014-08-13

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Kacchi Ghodi of Rajasthan is performed by men on dummy horses. Men wear elaborate costumes embellished with brilliant mirror-work and ride the dummy horses. The dummy horses used as prop are equally adorned with meticulous embroidery and mirrored-work. The dancers ride the dummy horses with swords in their hands. These dancers with swords move to the beats of drums and fifes. In Kacchi Ghodi dance of Rajasthan, a singer narrates the tales of Bavaria bandits of Shekhawati region.

Source - www.aboutrajasthan.com

Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT) that includes the Indian capital; is the largest metropolis of India. With the population of 16.7 million in 2011, the city is the 2nd most populous metropolis in India and 8th most populous metropolis in the world. The NCT and its urban region has been given the special status of National Capital Region (NCR) under the Indian constitution's 69th amendment act of 1991. There are nearly 22.2 million residents in the greater NCR urban area, which includes the neighboring cities of Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida,Baghpat, Gurgaon, Sonepat and Faridabad along with other smaller nearby towns.

Source - Wikipedia

Delhi Kite Festival, part of the Chalo Dilli Event drive to convert Delhi from Walled City to World City, held at the India Gate Lawns. A Times of India Initiative / TOI Initiative. India Gate, a monument historical importance in New Delhi. It is a War Memorial in kota stone made by the British during their rule in India. Professional kite flyers who kept the string of kites in the air. Performers of folk dances from Rajasthan.

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