Himachal Pradesh to share space in Republic Day parade at Rajpath, New Delhi.

Himachal Pradesh will finally get to share space with other states at the Republic Day parade at Rajpath, New Delhi, after a long wait of four years. It was in 2013 last, that the state had exhibited the rich tribal culture of Kinnaur district.
The opportunity has now come again to showcase its rich cultural heritage through its R-Day tableaux list and, the break has brought cheers to the people.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 6 January 2017.

The state authorities had submitted five models of tableaux and the one on the ‘Chamba Rumal’ impressed the selection committee and was approved. Himachal Pradesh, thus, becomes one of the 15 states and UTs selected for showcasing their tableau in the R-Day parade this year.
In 2013, Himachal Pradesh had got an opportunity to exhibit the rich tribal culture of Kinnaur district. Earlier, in 2007, it had showcased the monasteries and monks of Lahaul and Spiti, and in 1998, the Raghunath Chariot of Dussehra festivity of Kullu.
Incidentally, in 1993, it won an award in the tableau round for showcasing tourist enjoying snowfall and also an appreciation award for the tableau on famous Rock temples of Masrur.


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Yak Dance of Arunachal Pradesh will be seen this Republic Day on the Rajpath

This Republic Day will be a special one for Arunachal Pradesh - the famous Yak Dance of the state will be seen this Republic Day as one of the tableau on the Rajpath in New Delhi. This Yak Dance has been selected for presentation during the forthcoming Republic Day parade on January 26.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 22 December 2016.

Yak dance is a famous pantomime of the Mahayana sect of Buddhism. The masked dancer represents the members of a family who discovered the Yak with the help of a magical bird hundreds of years ago. It is performed during the Losar festival and the dance represents the joy of the people upon finding the yak and their belief that performing the dance would relieve them of all their miseries.
Fifteen states and union territories have been selected this year to present their tableaux. Arunachal Pradesh is one of the selected states with only two other states from the northeast - Manipur and Tripura.


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