Porbandar’s Authentic Gujarati Mer(Maher) dances(Video)
Mehr ( Maher ) Dandiya Raas Folk Dance
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It’s Gujarat’s authentic mer (maher) Dandiya raas from Porbandar(Saurashtra) being performed at Royal Albert London in video. Look at how this dance starts at slow pace and then incrementally catches a speed at last. Look at the authentic styles, look how they can bend their legs, how they jump together. It’s difficult to do but these guys are trained since their childhood to do these dance tricks.
Mehr ( Maher ) Sword Folk Dance (Warrior Dance)
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And this is Porbandar’s Maher community’s very famous sword dance. This is actually a warrior dance in which warriors are motivated to fight aggressively. Song being sung is Shivaji’s halardu.
December 5th, 2007 at 3:27 am
It is called “Vilambit Raas”. It has “vilamb” in its Dhol beats. In general drum beats are in multiple of 4 and 2. This Raas has 4.5 beats. Its very hard to play, sing and dance. It looks slow in the beginning but ask the players who performs this dance. Its truly amazing and these players perfomrs gracefully. Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat.
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:51 pm
This dance is called MANIYARO in maher community,this famous Maniyaro Ras (dandiya) played at HOLI fastival and at other social events olso.Dancers are clothed in treditional maher dress,known as CHORANI(Pent),AANGANI(Shirt),PAGHADI(Hat),BETAI(West belt type),PHINTIYO(Red belt on solder).
September 21st, 2008 at 7:26 pm
GREAT!! WOW
October 28th, 2008 at 12:07 am
awsome !!! great work..thanx for the downloding this video
February 20th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
IT IS MIREECAL N IT’S PROUD FOR MAHER. MAHER IS THE REAL POWER ,WE PROUD TO BE MAHER .
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:58 pm
SUPPRB YAAR….
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July 23rd, 2009 at 5:04 pm
ITS A GR8 EXPRNCE FOR ME TO PERFORM IN “THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL”…
N THTS ALL HAPPENED B’COZ OF ONLY N ONLY “RANABHAI SIDE” WITHOUT HIM MANIYARO RAAS IS NTHING…
HE WAS D PERSON WHO TOUGHT ME HOW TO SPIN TWO SWORD….N LUCKILY GOT CHANCE…
THX TO SIR RANABHAI…
November 5th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Indeed a matter of proud for all Indians and especially us Gujaratis…….
The form of dance reminds us how rich our culture is.
This becomes even more special for so many of Gujaratis who are living outside India in some western countries. When we see such marvelous show of our age old dancing skills, we do realize what the Hip-Hop, Break Dance and all other western forms of dance are missing in them.
Congratulations to the people involved.
Jai jai Garvi Gujarat