A dance performance at the 2014 Dastkar Mela
Posted on: 14/Mar/2014 12:09:10 PM
A dance performance at the 2014 Dastkar Mela It will be on from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., till Sunday, at Valluvarkottam Hall. The cultural events that begin daily at 11 a.m. include music, puppetry and different dance forms such as the Rajasthani chari dance, siddhi dhamal dance (an African folk dance), Ratava dance from Gujrat, and the Bhawai and Banjara dance.
The mela also has on display handicrafts that combine traditional strengths with contemporary designs.
Included in the collection are hand-woven products, block-printed bed linen from Jaipur, marble artefacts, Kashmiri floral embroidery, dress material from Madhya Pradesh, khadi, bandhini, block-printed cloth, inlaid furniture, Channapatna, jewellery and pottery.
