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Gauri Dancers

Author :  Waswo X. Waswo; Hand Painting by Rajesh Soul

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Country
India
Publisher
Mapin Publishing Pvt Ltd.,Ahmedabad.
ISBN 9789385360725
Format HardBound
Language English
Year of Publication 2019
Bib. Info 136 pages; 93 photographs and 4 drawings; 28cm
Product Weight 1050 gms.
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Gauri (also known as Gavri or Gavari) is celebrated by tribal communities in the southern part of Rajasthan as a forty-day festival that entails fasting and celebration in honour of Lord Shiva and his consort, the Goddess Parvati. Public performances put on as part of the revelry include dance, storytelling, music and worship. The tradition of the Gauri dance has been celebrated for centuries, and this is the first major publication in English on this mystical and enchanting practice. Photographer Waswo X. Waswo has joined with art historian Sonika Soni to create this book that delves into the esoteric world of Gauri dance. Through Waswo’s distinctive studio portraiture, with the photographic prints hand-painted by hand-colourist Rajesh Soni, the astonishing visuals of Gauri costuming and performers is presented in beautiful colour reproduction. In her essay, Sonika Soni explores the history of this ritual dance with an eye to examine both what is known about it, and what still needs to be discovered, keeping central the conflicting stories of its origins and the folk tales that make Gauri the “enigmatic opera” of Mewar.

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