Manipuri

Also known as Jagoi. Its origin is from Manipur, the northeastern state of India surrounding with borders of Myanmar, Assam, Nagaland, and Mizoram. It is famous due to the love-inspired dance of Radha-Krishna as Raslila. It is found in the early of 18th century. The Manipuri dance is performed in a team of men and women with its unique costumes. It is performed with graceful, fluid, greater emphasis on hand and upper body gestures, accompanied with devotional music created with many instruments, with the beat set by a double-headed drum and cymbals of sankirtan. This dance is a religious art and aims to expressions of spiritual values. The dance costume is very colorful, attractive. Female dancers wear the dress called "patloi" and the lehengas is called "Kumin" with zari and mirror work woven with beautiful design. The chili is also designed with zari, silk and gota embroidery. On the head, covering the face, they wear a transparent odhni through which the expressions and the emotions on the face of the dancer are seen. The Gopis usually wear a red dress while Radha wears a green dress and the Krishna wears a saffron dress. The ornaments and Radha and Gopis are colorful. It consists of Potlei, Koknaam, Meikhumbi, Kumin, Pasuan, Khaon, Koktombi, Thabret, Khangoi, Chura, Feichom, Ghungur.