Wancho tribals of Arunachal Pradesh dancing at the Ozele Festival

Ozele is one of the popular festivals of Wancho tribe inhabiting in Arunachal Pradesh. It falls after the sowing of millet in February-March and lasts for four days. The major attraction of this festival is the Wancho dance, which is performed around a bonfire.Often described as the Indian Peninsula's Land of the rising sun, Arunachal is a very rich folk dance and music tradition. Among them is a special dance form of the Wancho tribe of this state mostly performed on the occasion of various festivals and ceremonies. This dance form is one of the famous and tremendous folk dances of Arunachal Pradesh.Source : http://www.india9.com/i9show/Ozele-Festival-18148.htmThis footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at wfi@vsnl.com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.