Times of Rajasthan · Rajasthan Darshan

Ghoomar — the dance of the swirling skirt

Swirling ghagras, flowing veils and clapping rhythms at Gangaur, Teej and weddings.

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The circle forms

Women in bright ghaghras form a circle and slowly begin to turn.

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Swirling skirts

With every turn the ghaghra blooms like a flower — the loveliest moment of ghoomar.

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Gangaur and Teej

The festivals of Gangaur and Teej are thought incomplete without ghoomar.

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