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Bacha Nagma




Bacha Nagma is a popular dance in the villages of Jammu and Kashmir. Afghans of Kabul are credited with the parentage of this dance. A teenaged boy, dressed like a female, sings Kashmiri Ballad and dances. The dance has fast spinning movements and is similar to Hafiz Nagma. It is performed during harvest season.



Updated on 7th June, 2005

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