Bhojpuri region of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar cradle and fondle the burgeon of Kajari folk Song and dance. This splendiferous dance form is jubilantly performed before the lushful advent of monsoon season to enunciate the exultation and exuberance of initiating the arcadian mission. Mirzapur is credited with the eventful nativity of Kajari dance There are a humpty number of rural legends of Mirzapur.one happens to be the fable of daughter of kantit Naresh, kajali’s story of separation, lament and mourning, which form the matrix of the Kajari dance. She couldn’t reunite with her husband ever and when the agony of separation became excruciating she cried at the feet of the goddess “kajamal” ,these whimpers of grief became the backbone of Kajari songs and she is still alive through the songs of Kajari.
Kajari is memorialized as a carnival and gala in Mirzapur and also recited in the vicinity of Awadhi – speaking sect. The title Kajari got bequeathed from ‘kajar’ or’ Kohl’ or black in Hindi, it is a makeup article plied to aggrandize the charm and deepen the dark tint of lashes of women.Typical to the kohl, the kajari songs exacerbate and augment the feelings and emotions of the listeners. Kajari songs are executed with the chaperone of’ Jhula’ lyrics. Motif and essence of kajari preocuppy themselves with the chasm left by the segregation of the women from their inamorato. The dejection and melancholy cloaked by the pelting rain inflame and amplify the inkling and hunch of loneliness and yearning for their beloved. The kaga(Raven) is often characterized as the augury and ominous harbinger which dispatches the tweet to their spouse in the foreign land.
The Kajari dance is staged in two modes. One is displayed in a public platform and the other is enacted during the wee hours of monsoon evenings by the women which is also renowned as ‘Dhunmuniya Kajari. Kajari dancers accoutred themselves in a short tight fit blouse called choli paired with a long ankle length flared skirt. They don a dupatta which is tucked in the waist and bedecked around their head and shoulder. The appearance of the dancers is accentuated and emulsified with the poise finery. The bijouterie comprises Of bangles, anklets, necklaces, ear rings and others. Some trace out an undeniable and non-negotiable likeness and symmetry in the configuration of kathak in Kajari. A classical touch and tinge was proffered on kajari pre eminently by the maestros of the banares gharana-Rasoolan Bai, Siddheshwari Devi and Girija Devi.
