Meenakari

Delhi

Kathak (Delhi-Lucknow gharana)कथक

The North Indian classical dance of Delhi — the Delhi-Lucknow gharana tradition of Kathak, with the characteristic emphasis on bhajan-kirtan, the nazakat (grace) and the Lucknow court aesthetic.

Delhi

Qawwali (Qawwali dance)क़व्वाली

The Sufi devotional-song tradition of the dargah (shrine) of Delhi — performed by the Qawwals (the singer-dancers) of the Sufi shrines in the rhythmic-clapping and the ecstatic musical tradition.

Delhi

Delhi Ramlilaरामलीला

The Ramayana dance-drama of Delhi — performed in the neighbourhoods of Old Delhi and the surrounding villages for centuries, with the traditional Marigali Ramlila of the Dharmvir Dharmavir the principal annual tradition.