Seraikela Kharsawan is one of the districts of Jharkhand. Seraikela town is the district headquarters of Saraikela Kharsawan district. The district is famous for its chhau dance style.
In the year 1620, Kumar Bikram Singh I, the third Maharaja Jagannath Singh, established the Seraikela state, which was merged with Bihar state after independence and ranked as subdivision merged with the boundaries of Kharsawan state. Later on the basis of territories act in 1950, 39 villages of Chandil, Nimdih and Tamar area were included into it.
Seraikela has become the "Mecca" for connoisseurs of music and dance. Here lies the citadel of world famous Chhau dance. The soil of Seraikela is vibrant with the rhythm of "Chhau" which fancied the imaginations of not only Indian art lovers, but also allured and captivated art lovers across the world, due to its grace unique charm and grandeur.
Chhau dance (or Chau dance) is form of tribal martial dance attributed to origins in Mayurbhanj and seen in the Indian states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa. There are three subtypes of the dance, based on the original places where the subtypes were developed. Seraikella Chau was developed in Seraikella, the administrative head of the Seraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand, Purulia Chau in Purulia district of West Bengal and Mayurbhanj Chau in Mayurbhanj district of Orissa.
