Himachali Traditional Dance | Choltu Dance | Culture of Theog |

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Choltu dance is the local traditional dance from upper Shimla region of  Theog, Matyana, Rajana, Kandru, Shilaroo and many other places of Upper Himachal.
The Dance was performed at Devta Chikhreswar Prangan Janog.
August 2017.
Performance by Sanskrtik Dal Janog & Mannan
Location: Theog, Himachal Pradesh, India

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