Manipuri Ras Lila moves with a stillness unlike any other Indian classical form — circular, restrained, devotional. A few kilometres away, the same discipline trains practitioners in Thang-Ta, a sword and spear martial art that predates the dance by centuries.
Loktak Lake's floating villages and Kauna grass craft round out a state where nature, performance and combat training have always shared the same calendar of festivals, especially around Yaoshang and Lai Haraoba.
Worth knowing
- ·Manipuri Ras Lila, one of India's eight classical dance forms
- ·Thang-Ta sword and spear martial art still taught traditionally
- ·Kauna grass craft and handloom Moirang Phee weaving
Living traditions
Traditions & performing arts of Manipur
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