Maruni
is a famous Nepali Dance of Eastern Nepal, Sikkim (India) and
Darjeeling(India) .It is the most famous and oldest dance of Nepalese
community residing in this region. Earlier, this festival was related to
the festival of Tihar, which is the same as Diwali in North India (
Festival of Light). This festival also celebrates the return of Lord
Rama to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile. With time, Maruni was performed
even during many personal events, especially marriages. Maruni is
performed by both men and women who dress themselves in colorful
clothes, shining ornaments and nose rings. The dancers are usually
accompanied by a clown who is called ‘Dhatu Waray’ which means liar but
acts as comedian/joker. In of the many forms of Maruni, nine unique
instruments are used with the dance and this is called the ‘Naumati
Baja’. The dance is still most common during the Tihar Festival.
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