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Dalkhai is a popular folk dance of the Adivasis of Odisha, India.

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Dalkhai is a popular folk dance of the Adivasis of Odisha, India.

== Etymology == The dance originates in the western Odisha. The name is derived from dancers shouting ‘Dalkhai Bo!’ at the beginning and end of each stanza sung in the dance.

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