can be of any colour. Bathormai: a kind of Rigu which has only one particular design, worn from waist to knees; it can be of different colours. Men : a turban. Phagri are of either green or yellow, but for marriages or dance the bridegroom or dancer wears white tied with red ribbon to the chin. Rigdo: short muffler, which can be of any colour. Risha: short dhoti worn from waist to knee and sometimes taken as muffler also; can be of different colours. Gainthao: white long dhoti, worn from waist to ankle Rikhaosa: long muffler taken by both men and women; white, green or yellow Riendi or : chaddar or shawl worn by men, usually made from Endi/Eri silk of silk worm. Remshau: shawl, either white or yellow, with a distinctive colourful design embedded in white background Magong: shawl of various colour Ornaments The male Dimasa use only two types of ornaments namely Yaocher and Kharik. Females use: Phowal: necklace made of expensive Coral and Real silver metal beads; also worn by males Jongsama: necklace made of micro-beads of any colour, with coral and silver beads in between. Rangbarsha: necklace made of coins. Chandrawal: necklace made of three silver chains with flower shapes. Rmailik: necklace made of micro-beads; the colour pattern is same with the Rijamphain beren or Rmai (chest wrapper) Likjao: necklace made of Red micro beads Likshim: necklace made of black micro beads Khadu: heavy silver bangle Khamaothai: silver or gold earring Yaoshidam: finger ring Dances The dance forms of the Dimasa Kachari are complex in character. They are strictly dependent on instrumental music. No songs are used. Kharam (drum) follows the rhythm of the Muri (fife) and so also the dancers. Though one may find the music from Muri to be monotonous, there are variations with noticeable microtones for different dance forms. That is why young men practice dancing at Nodrang during leisure hours and the village children follow the rhythm and stepping at a distance from an early age. Any Dimasa dance is called Baidima ( Bai-means dance, Dima-means Dimasa). Different kinds of Dimasa dances are-Baidima (Hasao), Baidijuwa, Baidembra, Baimaijai (It means a cultural performance with stone siever once a time during Dimapur reign, so called Baimaiajai. Now-a-days its unable to perform with stone siever. So cultural performer conducts with plate or Dish during Festival time.), Baijabah (war dance), Hadoobani, Jaubani, Jauphinbani, Ren-gnibani, Baichergi, Khunlubani,