- Dashavtari Natak.
This art of form is performed in the region of Konkan of Maharashtra. This play is a kind of a theatre play, earlier performed in the temples and is 800-year-old. This art tells the mythological stories in praise of god and goddesses. Females are not allowed to take part in this art. The female roles in the play are also played by men. The men do their own makeup and wear their costumes. This form of art is performed during the annual festival and is played at midnight.
- Bahurupi
Bahurupi means to adopt different appearances. These bahurupis were the spies of kings in the olden time. They don’t have any specific way of performing the art but they change their body language, costumes, and expressions as the dialogue changes.
- Vasudev
Vasudevs are people who wander in every house. These people were a ‘jhaga’ (saffron robe), a conical headgear decorated by peacock feathers and statues of Vitthal and Rukmini, a pouch around their neck, anklets at their feet. They wield ‘chiplya’ and ‘taal’. They always sing the bhajans in praise of Lord Krishna. They are the fortune-tellers from olden times. They are rewarded by giving food and money.
- Potraj
Potraj is men, wearing colorful skirts, with ghungroos tied to their feet and striking them with a long whip called ‘korda’ or ‘asud’. the women play drums and the men dance on the rhythm.
- Gondhal Jagran
Gondhal Jagran is a very ancient form of art. It is basically a tribal dance to worship Goddess Amba or Durga. Gondhalis (the people who perform the art) wear very loose skirts, a cloth around their neck, they put haldi and kumkum on the forehead, and play percussion instruments like sambal, duff, and khanjira.
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Niranjan Gaitonde
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