Paiki (also known as Painki and Paika) is a Sadani Nagpuri martial folk dance of the Chotanagpur plateau region of Jharkhand,

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and Odisha. In the dance, people wear dhoti, a turban with peacock feathers in it. They hold sword in their right hand, a shield in their left hand and dance to the tune of musical instruments of Nagara, Dhak, Shehnai and Narsingh. It is done by men and reflect valour. It is performed at weddings and functions. ''

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'' were foot soldiers during medieval period. It is primarily performed by

Rautia The Rautia is a caste found in the states of Jharkhand, Chhatishgarh and Odisha in India. They were agriculturalist, estate holder and militia under Nagvanshi kings of Chotanagpur. History and origin According to their traditions, the communi ...

, who used to be soldiers during reign of

Nagvanshi dynasty The Nagvanshis of Chotanagpur (also known as the Khokhra chieftaincy), was an ancient Indian dynasty which ruled the parts of Chota Nagpur plateau region (modern-day Jharkhand) during much of ancient, medieval and modern period. Phani Mukut Rai ...

in Chotanagpur. It is also performed by some Munda tribe in

Khunti Khunti is the headquarter of Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is in South Chotanagpur division and one of the 24 districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The district of Khunti was carved out of Ranchi district on 12 Sept ...

and Mayurbhanj district.

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Folk dances of Jharkhand Folk dances of Odisha Folk dances of Chhattisgarh Nagpuri culture {{India-dance-stub