Colourful ghoomar celebration in the city

The Royal

Kshatrani

Sangam group organised a programme

Satrangi

Ghoomar for all its members on the weekend. The ladies of the group turned up wearing multi-hued and grand rajputi poshak for the celebration, complete with adornments of astra-shastra (battle weapons) like

katar

,

talwar

that have been in their families for years.

Besides the dress-up, there was also a discussion of the importance and usage of the weapons they brought for display. Organisers Chandraprabha Singh Rathod, Kiran Bais, Soniya Gaud and Sapna Rathod also narrated the stories of the brave kshatranis from past. And invariably there was

ghoomar

dance, followed by a typical Rajasthani feast.