Heritage of Classical dance in Assam is of remote origin. In Assamese dances, Hastas, Shirokarma, etc are performed More...

San-galao-banai, a dance depicting a skirmish between two parties over a boundary. More...

Among percussion instruments, the important ones are the dhol, nagara, daba, khol, mridanga, jaidhol etc. The dhol, the common drum, is used in Bihu dance. Taka, a simple instrument of a piece of bamboo-tube split from one side, is beaten to keep time measurement in Bihu song and dance. More...