Free online crossword

Sounds and Sights of Sikkim and Maharashtra

Medium11×1115 words

Free to play. No signup needed.

Clues in this puzzle

Double-headed barrel drum thundered across street festivals in western India (4)
Circular frame drum favored by the Tamang community of Sikkim (6)
Sikkimese indigenous dance performed by the river-dwelling fishing folk (5)
Bowed string instrument whose sympathetic resonance mirrors the human voice (7)
Single-stringed plucked drone drone carried by wandering mendicants and minstrels (6)
Vibrant coastal fishermen dance popular in Mumbai and the Konkan belt (4)
Energetic rhythmic Maharashtrian dance performed to dholak beats (6)

Sacred masked dance performed by Buddhist monks in monasteries of Sikkim (4)
Folk dance featuring rhythmic jingling cymbals fitted to small wooden rods (5)
Narrative ballad style glorifying heroic deeds of historic Maratha warriors (6)
Capital city perched high in the hills of Sikkim overlooking Kanchenjunga (7)
Lively theatrical folk performance of Maharashtra blending song, humor, and dance (7)
Mighty alpine river carving the dramatic valleys and folklore of Sikkim (6)
Sacred basil celebrated in devotional warkari songs and shrine courtyards (5)
Rhythmic cycle governing classical musical compositions and footwork (4)