Karma dance
There are different types of "Karma" dance. It is danced according to the
cast category while the meaning of the Karma festival is same for all
categories. The dancing system is recognized by the cast groups. Urban tribal
have their own system of dancing. Male and female are chained together and form
a circle in the dance.
The name Karma is drawn from the name of a tree "Karam". The branch
of a tree is carried by the dancers and is passed among them with
singing and dancing .This branch should not touch the earth, as it is
washed with milk and rice bear. Then it is raised in the middle of the dancing
arena. All members of the caste dance for whole night in the praise of the
"karam".
It has a proverb that when there was a war in the past only a young
couple was left alive by hiding them into the hollow trunk of this tree, and
since then this tree is worshipped by the people.
Karma festival greetings to you all from Jharkhand (India) Network
A Global Network of Jharkhand
http://www.jharkhand.org.in/
