Faces of India – 75 Gotipua Dancer from Orissa
A dancer boy dressed as girl from Orissa for Gotipua, a traditional Oriya dance performance in Bangalore. This is usually performed by young boys dressed up in female costumes.
Bandha Nritya (Acrobatic dance), the most captivating part of Gotipua is done very well by these boys. The acrobatic postures on the dance depict pastimes of Lord Krishna.
Faces of India
a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country whom I met during my travels. I bring back souvenirs, frozen moments from my travels, why not some memories of people I have met and interacted during the travels. Faces of India is a weekly series in my blog since MARCH 2011. See more here…
Gotipua dancer from Orissa
Sweet girl….ha ha ha ha.
Kudos to the boys who keep in tact the traditional dancing
What a transformation. perfect
Lovely portrait, Indrani!
Lovely decorated! lovely face! 🙂
I'm fascinated that a boy his age is okay with dressing up like a girl.
What a beautiful boy in his costume and make up. Great shot.
I really like your Faces of India series! 🙂
lovely picture
I mean it = the makeup ! Not the boy, although he looks very handsome like this !
It looks so beautiful !
He resembles a girl! Beautiful photo
What a beautiful face!
Good photo
thanks
What a transformation. What light in his eyes!
Wonderful ! May time and life please treat him kind.
wow!!
The face art is amazing and he makes a "handsome" girl! Wonderful eyes!! Wonderful capture for the day as always, Indrani! Enjoy your weekend!!
Such intricate face art.