The Lambadis are a tribal community (a.k.a Sengalis and Banjaras) who inhabit the state of Andhra Pradesh .The womenfolk wear very colourful Rajasthani-style clothes (decorated with tiny mirrors and cowrie shells) and lots of jewellery including innumerable ivory bangles and brass anklets and strings of cowrie shells. The gait of the dance is initially slow but gradually gains momentum, to the rhythm of the drum beats. The lyrics of the songs accompanying the dance are mainly in the Lambadi dialect. The language in which the songs are sung is derived from their own Lambadi dialect. The songs are replete with meaning and set to sensuous tunes. Associated with various tasks like harvesting, sowing, planting, the dance is a colourful exposition of lives of rural folk of Andhra Pradesh.