Paithani weaving

Maharashtra

Lavaniलावणी

A high-tempo Marathi folk song-and-dance tradition, performed by women in the nine-yard nauvari sari to the beats of the dholki drum.

Maharashtra

Koli Danceकोळी नृत्य

A folk dance of the Koli fishing community of the Maharashtra coast, performed with the ghumat drum and the traditional surka head-dress.

Maharashtra

Lezimलेझीम

A Marathi folk dance and physical-training drill, performed with a wooden baton (lezim) strung with small jingling cymbals that the dancers strike against their own bodies.