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Cheraw Dance




Cheraw is a dance of the Darlong community of Tripura. It is performed in a group throughout day and night by the relatives of a carrying woman during the last stages of her pregnancy. It is believed that the dance would lead her to heaven in case she dies at child birth.


Updated on 14th December, 2005
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