Padhar dance

The Padhar dance is a folk dance of Gujarat, India. It is performed by Padhar, a fishermen community living along banks Nal Sarovar of Bhal region.^[1]^[2]

The dancer holds small sticks in his hands while dancing. They enact rowing of boats while dancing. They sing songs associated with water.^[1]^[3]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Dances Of India. Har-Anand Publications Pvt. Limited. 1 August 2010. p. 52. ISBN 978-81-241-1337-0.
^ ^a ^b Sudarśanasiṃha Majīṭhiyā (1973). The Gujarat directory, including who's who. Gujarat Pub. House. pp. 40–41.
^ Harkant Shukla (1966). Folk Dances of Gujarat. Directorate of Information and Tourism. p. 19.

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[did-1] Dances Of India. Har-Anand Publications Pvt. Limited. 1 August 2010. p. 52. ISBN 978-81-241-1337-0.

[Majīṭhiyā1973-2] Sudarśanasiṃha Majīṭhiyā (1973). The Gujarat directory, including who's who. Gujarat Pub. House. pp. 40–41.

[Shukla1966-3] Harkant Shukla (1966). Folk Dances of Gujarat. Directorate of Information and Tourism. p. 19.

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