Hojagiri

Hojagiri dance
	Some mudras (gestures) of Hojagiri dance
Genre	Folk dance
Origin	Tripura

Hojagiri is a folk dance, performed in the state of Tripura, India[1] by *Tripuri people of Bru Reang clan.[2] It is performed by women and young girls, about 4 to 6 members in a team, singing, balancing on an earthen pitcher and managing other props such as a bottle on the head and earthen lamp on the hand.[3] while only the lower half of the body is moved.

References

"Tripura, the land of fourteen gods and million statues". www.tripura.org.in.
"Hojagiri". Tripura.org.in. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
"The folk dance and music of Tripura" (PDF). Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

actually the folk dance is performed by Reangs/Brus peoples

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[1] "Tripura, the land of fourteen gods and million statues". www.tripura.org.in.

[2] "Hojagiri". Tripura.org.in. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

[ttaadc_culture-3] "The folk dance and music of Tripura" (PDF). Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2012.