Jhumair orJhumar is an Indian folk dance from theIndian states ofJharkhand,Odisha,Chhattisgarh,Assam,Bihar andWest Bengal.[1][2][3][4] It is folk dance ofSadan, the Indo-Aryan ethnic groups ofChotanagpur.[5][6][7] It is also performed by Adivasi communities and is mainly performed during harvest season.[8] The musical instruments used areMandar,Dhol,Nagara,Bansuri.[5] This dance style consists of performers standing in a row holding hands, singings couplets, swaying their bodies, clapping their hands and occasionally adding timed jumps.[9]
The Jhumair/Jhumar from different region vary from each other in style.[10][5]There are variety of Jhumar in the region of Chotanagpur such as:
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