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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. The dancer holds small sticks in his hands while dancing.

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The Padhar dance is a folk dance of Gujarat, India.

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The Padhar dance is a folk dance of Gujarat, India.

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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. The dancer holds small sticks in his hands while dancing. They enact rowing of boats while dancing. They sing songs associated with water.

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Padhar dance is type of dance, 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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