Thursday, September 6, 2007

Tiger Dance [ಹುಲಿ ವೇಷ] [ಪಿಲಿ ವೇಷ-ತುಳು]


I confess having "SHOT" the Tigers on 15-Aug-2006 at 5:25 PM, when they were performing a "dance' live at a house near Katapadi, Udupi ;-)

Tiger Dance is a unique form of Folk Dance in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts of Karnataka, that fascinates young and old alike.

It is called 'huli vEsha [ಹುಲಿ ವೇಷ]' in Kannada, 'pili vEsha [ಪಿಲಿ ವೇಷ]' in Tulu (the native language), and 'waagaa vEsu [ವಾಗಾ ವೇಸು]' in Konkani.

This dance is performed during "Dasara (Navaraatri) Festival" and "Krishna JanmaashTami".
This folk dance is prevalent in other parts of our country too.

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