So far Cee has made us look up and down and from the side. And now it’s time to cover all that is left – back, bottom and underneath. I am guessing you all are tired from all that tramping about with me from one place to another. So for just this once, sit back relax and watch the fun. This time I bring to you glimpses of Raibeshe, a genre of folk martial dance performed by males, in West Bengal, India. Traditionally, this dance involves display of vigorous physical prowess along with the acrobatics of a raibansh (a long bamboo stick), from which its name originated.
Proponents of the martial arts from Bengal doing the stilt dance
The picture is a bit blurred isnt it? So let me just explain – there is one man on top of another man’s head. Hey wait, he is standing on a earthen pot balanced on the other man’s head. Go on have a closer look.
Okay another picture, just for you. Hopefully a bit clearer.
Oh this one is a bit different – a wooden block on which rests two earthen clay pots and he stands on top of that.
A different kind of pole dance 😉
This one is a bit complicated. The man lying underneath with his legs up supports all the men on the pole balanced on his feet
The focus here is on the glass underneath the wheel…
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