Kathputli Dance of Rajasthan at Dilli Haat
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Rajasthan Kathputli Dance is performed during fairs and festive occasions. For a performance, a small stage is set where the puppeteers would show puppetry and narrate the stories. Music or ballads form an integral part of Kathputli Rajasthan as the entire performance is based on the ballad. Sometimes, the puppeteer accompanies the ballads with various sound effects to give the show a greater impact.

These Puppet dances are based on well-known legends and are performed by skillful puppeteers. Displaying his skill in making the puppets' act and dance, the puppeteer is accompanied by a woman, usually his wife, who plays the dholak, or drum and sings the narrative song. For the performance, a small stage is set where puppeteers show puppetry and narrate the story. During Kathputli dance, tales of romance and courage are told with movements of string puppets. In the performance, music or narrative song plays a vital role as the whole presentation is based upon the narrative song. Sometimes, the puppeteer makes use of a variety of sound effects to accomplish the reality impact and to give a quality entertainment. The puppeteer shows all his skills and talent to make puppets dance on his tunes. It recounts historic stories, replay tales of love, and include high-pitched sound as the puppet twirl and move excitedly at the time of performance. . In ancient days, puppeteers were known to travel across vast regions through a variety of villages in order to amuse people The puppet shows also tackle some problems like the poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, dowry system, women's empowerment, and cleanliness. Thus these shows used to spread awareness about the social problems and the ways to overcome them.

Dilli Haat is an open-air food plaza cum craft bazaar located in Delhi, run by Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC). At present Delhi has two such bazaars, one near the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Sri Aurobindo Marg, opposite INA Market on Sri Aurobindo Marg established in 1994. The second, Dilli Haat is situated in Pitampura, in North Delhi, at Netaji Subash Place was established in April 2008. Dilli Haat has permanent food stalls representing each state of India, giving a complete variety of tastes available all over India, while the crafts stall change every 15 days.

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