Domkach

{{short description|Indian folk dance}}

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Domkach or Damkach is a folk dance of the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhesh province of Nepal. In Bihar and Nepal, Domkach is performed in Mithila and Bhojpur regions.{{cite web|url=http://folklibrary.com/index.php/folkform/?catid=210&child=Domkach&color=&id=211-domkach&parent=|title=Domkach|website=Folklibrary.com|access-date=18 December 2018}} In Uttar Pradesh, it is a kind of festival.{{cite book|author1=Rajesh Kumar|author2=Om Prakash|title=Language, Identity and Contemporary Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ddl9DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA97|access-date=18 December 2018|date=30 November 2018|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=978-1-5275-2267-1|page=97}}

In Jharkhand, it is Nagpuri folk dance.{{Cite web|url=http://democraticworld.in/component/k2/item/603-out-of-the-dark|title=Out of the Dark|website=democratic world.in}} The women and men of groom's and bridegroom's families perform this dance during marriage ceremonies. They form a semi-circle holding the waist of each other. The lyrics of the song are satirical and full of joy. Nagpuri domkach is further divided into Ekharia domkach, Dohri domkach and Jhumta.{{cite web|url=http://ezccindia.org/jharkhand.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126035258/http://ezccindia.org/jharkhand.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=26 January 2010|title=Easrern Zonal Cultural Centre|website=Ezccindia.org|access-date=18 December 2018}} The dance is named after Dambru, a musical instrument. The dance starts in marriage season after Deouthan in Kartik month (October-November) and continue till Rath Yatra in Ashadh Month (June -July), the start of the rainy season.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9S1pEAAAQBAJ&pg=SA4-PA9|title=Jharkhand General Knowledge 2022|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan|author=Manish Ranjan|page=4.9|year=2022|isbn=978-9354883002}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wdFHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT55|title=JHARKHAND KE PARVA-TYOHAR, MELE AUR PARYATAN STHAL|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan|author=Sanjay Krishna|page=55|year=2013|isbn=978-9350485286}}

It is also performed in Magadh region of Bihar and Jharkhand. It's mainly performed by Dom community of Magadh region.