Nov. 22, 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Sikh men perform a Bhangra dance during the annual Discover India Festival in Phoenix, AZ. The original intent of the dance was to protect crops from malignant spirits, but it has become a popular folk dance performed in Indian communities around the world. This is the 8th year the Indian Association of Phoenix has sponsored the festival, which started as a celebration of Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights, and has since grown to be a celebration of India's...
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Nov. 22, 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Sikh men perform a Bhangra dance during the annual Discover India Festival in Phoenix, AZ. The original intent of the dance was to protect crops from malignant spirits, but it has become a popular folk dance performed in Indian communities around the world. This is the 8th year the Indian Association of Phoenix has sponsored the festival, which started as a celebration of Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights, and has since grown to be a celebration of India's cultures, traditions and diversity. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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