The is a famous dance of the Gond tribal community of the Bastar district; it is performed after the harvesting of crops is over, as a gesture of thanksgiving to the goddess Annapurna (goddess of plenty) for her bounty and seek her blessings for the next crop. Men and women dance vigorously in circles, semi-circles and rows, holding onto each others’ waists.

The dancers wear peacock feathers on their heads and adorn themselves with gaily coloured costumes and garlands of shells and pearls. The dancers move around
in rhythmic movements, their feet synchronizing with the music of various instruments like Shehnai, Nagada (kettle drum) , Timki, Tapri, Dholak (a hand drum) Madur,
Singa (wind instrument curved out of animal horn) and Kohuk.