Palace On Wheels Cultural Programmes :
Aboard the Palace on Wheels a holiday becomes an experience of a lifetime with folk performances and cultural programmes infused along the journey to provide you the enriched feeling of being abreast with Rajasthan at its ethnic best. Experience Rajasthani cultural grandeur and soak in its beauty and fun while traveling on this royal retreat.
- Ghoomar Dance : A community dance for women essential and on auspicious occasions is performed. In this dance ladies moves gently and gracefully in circles. It derives its name from the word ghoomna, pirouette.
- Chari Dance :This dance is performed by placing a chari or pot on the head. A lighted lamp is then placed on the pot.
- Kachhi Godhi : This is a dance performed on dummy horses. Men in detailed costumes ride in equally well-decorated dummy horses. Holding naked swords, these dancers move rhythmically to the beating of drums and pipes.
- Fire Dance :The Jasnathi community of Bikaner and Churu are well-known for their tantrik powers and this dance is in accord with their lifestyle. A large ground is prepared with live wood and charcoal where the men and boys jump in the fire to the accompaniment of drum beats. The music gradually rises in tempo to the climax and the dancer seems to be in a trance-like state.
- Terah Taali : The dance is performed in honour of the local deity, Baba Ramdeo by the Kamad community of Pokhran and Deedwana town of Rajasthan. A rather unusual performance where the men play a four-stringed instrument called a Chau-tara and the women sit with dozens of manjeeras, or cymbals, tied all over their bodies and strike them with the ones they hold in their hands. Sometimes, the women also hold a sword between their teeth or place pots with lighted lamps on their heads.
- Kalbelia Dance (Snake Charmer) : The dance of the Kalbelia women exudes vibrancy and grace. The dance rises to a crescendo to the accompaniment of music. The performer dances on the glowing embers, which is a breathtaking and deeply impressive sight.
