Kanoi is a desert village towards West about 35 km from Jaisalmer on Sam road with beautiful virgin Sand Dunes , about 400 small brick and mud houses with a population of about 3000 people of mixed castes living here since many generations in harmony .
Kanoi Village house
The different communities live in the Kanoi village are Rajputs , Suthars ( carpenters ) take care of the daily simple need machines and tools in the village , the Kumhars ( potters ) take care of the supply of pots used in daily house hold jobs and making pots for carrying water , few Brahaman ( Priest ) community is also there .
Kanoi village , Nomads huts
There are the Manganiyars who also call them self the Mirasi a Muslim community, patronized by the Royal families and the wealthy merchants families in North India for many generations.
Kalbelia girls and Manganiyars or Mirasis at Kanoi , Jaisalmer
They are the people who have protected the cultural heritage of singing of Rajasthani Folk Music and also preserving their age old musical instruments like Sarangi , Kartal , Bhopang , Morchang , Algoja , Dholak , Dhol , Kamaicha . Kanoi village is a nursery for the Manganiyars or Mirasis , they train the young boys in singing and playing the age old musical instruments , narrating the myths and fables, history and legends, of Kings and Conquerors, Sages , Sufis and Saints from the region. Ladies are restricted they do only the household jobs they even feel shy in the presence of outsiders. It is only the Kalbelia ( Snake Charmers ) girls who accompany the musical groups for performances with Merasis or Maganiyars
Kanoi village has produced the world fame Rajasthani Folk Singers and Musicians Mr. Chandan Khan and Sadak Khan earned world fame at Bharat Mahotsav in 1980 at Moscow and then many European Countries , tradition is carried forward by Mr. Jalal Khan and Mr. Khudu Khan and many more youngsters . Their music is complex and secular, its roots spread wide, though chiefly in Hindustani classical music . They have traveled , entertained and received appreciations from all over the world for their Music .
The profession of people in Kanoi village beside the agriculture is Animal Husbandry , Sheep, Goat , Camel and Cows which are the integral part of their life . The agriculture is depend on the rains , the villagers have dug the drains which collects the water when it rains and pour it in a series underground water tank , this water is used for drinking and daily use
- Rain water collected and diverted to Kanoi village through the drains
People are poor , living extreme hard life but always welcoming the visitors with smile .
Foreigners enjoying Sand Dunes of Kanoi Village , Jaisalmer
The only palace to stay in Kanoi is Desert Spring Camp , it has 11 Royal Tents and 15 Comfort Tents , every evening there is a Rajasthani folk dances , puppet show and Maganiyar’s folk songs .
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