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• Bharatanatyam - Tamil Nadu

• Kathak - Uttar Pradesh

• Kathakali - Kerala

• Kuchipudi - Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

• Manipuri - Manipur

• Mohiniattam - Kerala

• Odissi - Odisha
• Satriya - Assam Bharatanatyam Odissi

Folk dances are performed by group of people to express their Joy. They are
perform on occasion like marriage, birth of a child, festival or harvesting of crops.
Some of the popular folk dance are:

• Bhangra - Punjab
• Garba - Gujarat

• Cheraw - Mizoram

• Yakshagana - Karnataka

• Bihu - Assam

• Ghoomar - Rajasthan

• Kolattam - Tamil Nadu Garba Bhangra

Classical music was also perform in temples or courts of Kings. There are two style
of classical music in India. They are:

• Hindustani music developed in North India.

• Carnatic music developed in South India.

Many instrument are used in classical music. Some of these are sitar, sarod, veena,
flute, mridangam and tabla.

Painting

Traditonal painting in India has also been inspired

by either religion or by rulers. The famous wall
painting in the Ajanta caves in Maharashtra show

the life of Buddha. They were drawn by Buddhist
priests, and are more than 1500 years old. The art

of Miniature paintings was made popular in India
Paintings in the Ajanta Caves

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