Jhummar (Chandigarh)

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Where Jhummar (Chandigarh) comes from

Jhummar is the men's folk-dance of the Punjabi community of Chandigarh, performed at the marriage cycle of the community. The dance is associated with the social and the cultural life of the Punjabi men of the union territory and is performed at the central courtyard of the host. The form is regularly performed at the cultural programmes of the union territory and at the regional Punjabi community festivals of Chandigarh.

How it's practiced

Jhummar is performed by men of the Punjabi community of Chandigarh in a circle at the central courtyard of the host or at the open ground of the festival. The men dance in slow swaying steps to the song of the Jhummar cycle and to the rhythm of the dhol and the dholak. The dance is gentle, with the small swaying rhythm of the Punjabi tradition. Costume is the everyday Punjabi dress — the dhoti-kurta with the colourful turban. Performances are at the marriage cycle and at the cultural programmes of the union territory.