 The
luxurious, magnificent and beautiful Palace On Wheels also offers
you a variety of cultural programs on board and on arriving
at destinations for your pleasure and enjoyment. These especially
designed programs provide a refreshing effect to your body and
mind.
At every halt, your get an opportunity to see the finest regional
dance performances performed by talented artists. You can enjoy
watching live performances of Ghoomar, Kalbelia, Agni Nritya,
puppet shows and many other cultural programs.
Ghoomar Dance: This is a
community dance performed in groups by women on propitious occasions.
This is a very simple dance where the ladies move gently and
gracefully in circles.
 Chari
Dance: Chari means 'a pot'. This dance involves dancing
with a pot, on one's head. A lighted lamp is then placed on
the pot.
Kachhi Godhi: In this dance
men in colorful costumes perform on well decorated dummy horses.
Holding naked swords in hands the dancers move rhythmically
to the beating of drums and pipes.
Fire Dance: Performed by
the Jasnathi community of Bikaner, this dance involves a big
fire created by the burning wood and charcoal. The men jump
in the fire to the accompaniment of drumbeats.
Terah Thali: Performed by
the Kamad community of Pokhran and Deedwana town of Rajasthan
in honor of the local deity, Baba Ramdeo. In this dance men
play a four-stringed instrument called a Chau-tara and the  women
also hold a sword between their teeth or place pots with lighted
lamps on their heads.
Kalbelia Dance: Also famous
as 'Snake Charmer'. In this dance the Kalbelia women dance vigorously
and gracefully. As the dance progresses, the accompanying music
rises in tempo making dancers dance more vigorously giving you
a heart throbbing sight.
These beautiful cultural programs never fail to enchant you
and make your Travel a memorable one.
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