Banjaran Dance Doll

Banjaran Dance Doll

Banjaran dance doll is based on the Banjara tribe of the Indian state of Rajasthan nomadic people and also known as “Gypsies of India”. Their colorful dresses, traditional jewelry, body tattooing, Folk art and dance, festivals and ceremonies, which have formed their culture.

Long long ago, somewhere in Rajasthan there lived a nomad who owned a big herd of sheep, camels, carts, goats, and oxen. In those days, they are the most common and conventional mode of transport Owing to his possession of these cattle, he came to be popularly known as Lakhi Banjara