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Chhau Dance Mask, Charida, Purulia District
Chhau Dance Mask
Charida, Purulia District
See also: Wiki Explores Purulia
Chhau Dance (also spelt as Chou or Chau) is a semi classical dance from Eastern India combining martial, tribal and folk tradition. The dance ranges from celebrating martial arts, acrobatics and athletics performed in festive themes of a folk dance, to a structured dance with religious themes found in Shaivism, Shaktism and Vaishnavism.

Chhau Dance Msk, Charida, Purulia District
Chhau dance enacts episodes from epics including the Mahabharata and Ramayana, local folklore and abstract themes. Chhau dance is intimately connected to regional festivals, notably the spring festival, which happens in the mid of April.
Khon Dance Mask
Khon Dance Mask
Mask of traditional Thai dance drama
Also see: FAM tour of Thailand
The mask is perhaps the most important characteristics of the Khom, for through it more than any other agency one distinguishes the variety of roles
Bridhyakorn and Yupho, The Khon
Khon is a dance drama genre from Thailand. It is traditionally performed solely in the royal court by men in masks accompanied by narrators, singers along with traditional orchestra. The orchestra mainly consists of xylophone type instrument, gongs and drums.