{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}} {{Multiple issues| {{refimprove|date=December 2012}} {{notability|date=December 2012}} }} '''Human tiger''' is a famous and now-dying folk dance tradition of Nagpur. This was in vogue till 1974–75. This involved skin painting of strong statured men with tiger-like colours and dance of these men in open during various festivals like Ganpati festival and Moharram.

==See also== * Nagpur

==External links== * {{cite web|title=Human Tigers at the Mohurrum Festival, India Harper's Weekly, April 6, 1872 |url=http://www.harappa.com/engr/tigerdan.html |accessdate=28 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106120554/http://www.harappa.com/engr/tigerdan.html |archivedate=6 January 2013 }}

Category:Nagpur Category:Indian folklore Category:Folk dances of Maharashtra Category:Ritual animal disguise

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