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Chholiya
Chholiya ( Kumaoni-छोलिया) is a dance form practised in the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand. It is basically a sword dance accompanying a marriage procession but now it is performed on many auspicious occasions.
It is especially popular in the districts of Pithoragarh, Champawat, Bageshwar and Almora of Kumaon division and has even spread to the Garhwal division.
This sword dance has a history of more than a thousand years and is rooted in the martial traditions of the Kumauni people.
Bedupako, the first global radio of Uttarakhand recently telecast the significance, history and contemporary scenario of Chholiya dance, offline radio description can be tuned at