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फिरकल

Firkal danceIndia

Firkal dance is folk dance of Jharkhand and Odisha. This page is a machine-generated stub awaiting review by someone who knows the tradition.

Bhumij are a Munda ethnic group of India. They practice the martial art Firkal, although it has been reduced to a single village among the Bhumij who perform it. Firkal is basically a folk-dance of showing the power of Bhumij under odds. Needless, this dance is male oriented and…
Bhumij are a Munda ethnic group of India. They practice the martial art Firkal, although it has been reduced to a single village among the Bhumij who perform it. Firkal is basically a folk-dance of showing the power of Bhumij under odds. Needless, this dance is male oriented and…
Bhumij are a Munda ethnic group of India. They practice the martial art Firkal, although it has been reduced to a single village among the Bhumij who perform it. Firkal is basically a folk-dance of showing the power of Bhumij under odds. Needless, this dance is male oriented and…
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Firkal dance is folk dance of Jharkhand and Odisha.

01 · What it is
Dance

Live movement, rhythm, costume, or staged dramatic performance passed between generations.

02 · Where & name
India

Written in its own script on record as फिरकल.

03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.

04 · Proof & reuse
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What is Firkal dance in plain words?

Firkal dance is folk dance of Jharkhand and Odisha. In local script on record, it is written फिरकल.

Where is Firkal dance practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Firkal dance in India.

What is the current condition of Firkal dance today?

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The tradition & historical record

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Firkal dance is folk dance of Jharkhand and Odisha, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1

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