Paiki (also known as Painki and Paika) is a Sadani Nagpuri martial folk dance of the Chotanagpur plateau region of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha.[1][2][3][4] 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.[3][5] It is done by men and reflect valour. It is performed at weddings and functions.[6][7] Paik were foot soldiers during medieval period.[5][6] It is primarily performed by Rautia, who used to be soldiers during reign of Nagvanshi dynasty in Chotanagpur.[1] It is also performed by some Munda tribe in Khunti and Mayurbhanj district.[8][9]

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  2. ↑ Judy Van Zile (1973). Dance in India: An Annotated Guide to Source Materials. Theodore Front Music. ISBN 0913360066. Retrieved 30 September 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. 1 2 Manish Ranjan (2022). Jharkhand General Knowledge 2022. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-9354883002. Retrieved 30 September 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ Vinay Sinha. Jharkhand Digdarshan. Arihant Publications India limited. ISBN 978-9352032211. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  5. 1 2 Ranjit Biswas (2020). "Military Technology of Medieval India -Special Emphasis on Prior of the Mughal Empire". academia.edu. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Folk Dances of Jharkhand – True Essence of Folk Culture". caleidoscope. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "आदिवासी नृत्य महोत्सव में झारखंड की गूंज, पाइका लोक नृत्य की शानदार प्रस्तुति". etvbharat. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "खूंटी : खूंटी की पाइका नृत्य का रूस ने माना था लोहा". livehindustan. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  9. ↑ N, Eshani; y. "Paika Dance of the Munda Tribe". Retrieved 2022-09-30.
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