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Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel announces National Tribal Dance Festival to be held at Raipur, at a conclave held at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi, on Friday.

The festival will see performances based on the dance forms of the tribes of Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Manipur, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir, among other states.

The Chhattisgarh state, carved out of the erstwhile Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 2000, is also organising a Rajyotsav and Investiture Ceremony on the occasion of its 22nd Foundation Day.

later, the programme was followed with the Sarhul folk dance of Chhattisgarh. The dance was presented by Ram Dayal Manjhi and his troupe. Then the Dewar dance was presented.

In the harvest dance category, Chhattisgarh 's Karma dance secured the first position followed by Odisha's Dhendsa dance second and Himachal Pradesh's Gaddi dance came third.

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Notably, about 44% of land cover in Chhattisgarh is dominated by forests. 42 types of tribes reside in the state. All these tribes have their own festivals, cultures, and artistic traditions.

As many as 1,500 artists performed with Chhattisgarh and Sikkim bagging the top prizes in the competitive categories. For some, the event was also an opportunity to have a brief reconnect with roots.

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