Consider the following pairs: Folk Dance State 1. Luddi dance Punjab 2. Thang ta Manipur 3. Mosak Sumani Tripura 4. Purulia Chhau Assam Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

The correct answer is 1, 2, and 3 only. Key Points Luddi dance Luddi Dance is a traditional folk dance of Punjab. Hence pair 1 is correctly matched. It is a dance of victory performed by men. Thang ta Huyen langlon is an Indian martial art from Manipur. Hence pair 2 is correctly matched. In the Meitei language, huyen means war while langlon or langlong can mean net, knowledge or art. Huyen langlon consists of two main components: Thang-ta (armed combat) sarit sarak (unarmed fighting). The primary weapons of huyen langlon are the thang (sword) and ta (spear). Other weapons include the shield and the axe.​ Mosak Sumani This is a popular and beautiful dance form of Tribes of Tripura r elated to the hunting of wild animals. Hence pair 3 is correctly matched. The hunting sequences are shown in great style through gestures and postures in rhythmic steps. It is performed by the Tripuri, Noatia, Murasing communities of Tripura. Purulia Chhau Chhau is a semi-classical Indian dance with martial, tribal, and folk traditions, with origins in eastern India. It is found in three styles named after the location where they are performed, i.e. the Purulia Chhau of Bengal, the Seraikella Chhau of Jharkhand, and the Mayurbhanj Chhau of Odisha. Hence pair 4 is not correctly matched. The dance ranges from celebrating martial arts, acrobatics, and athletics performed in festive themes of folk dance, to a structured dance with religious themes found in Shaivism, Shaktism, and Vaishnavism. The dance is rhythmic and set to traditional folk music , played on the reed pipes mohuri and shehnai. In 2010 the Chhau dance was inscribed in the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Chhau mask of Purulia is registered under Geographical Indications. As the basic difference of Purulia Chhau , the mask is unique and traditional. The correct answer is point 4.