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Kartikay Khetarpal
Celebration of Faith: Play, Performance and Pleasure on the Wari
Performing Arts, Practices and Rituals
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A Celebration of Womanhood and Periods: Raja Parba & Ambubachi MelaArticle
Pandharpur Wari Pilgrimage: Of Saints, Sandals and Salvation Article
Gavari: A 40-day Mystical Theatre Celebration of the Goddess among Rajasthan’s Bhil TribeArticle
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Kartikay Khetarpal
The Practice of Pilgrimage: The Pandharpur Wari and Mara…
Practices and Rituals
Mitali Trivedi
Maach Folk Theatre of Madhya Pradesh
Performing ArtsPractices and Rituals
Silpisikha Baruah
Diwali: The Various Shades of the Festival of Lights
Knowledge TraditionsPractices and Rituals

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Pandit Om Prakash Sharma is considered to be the face of maach folk theatre form in India (Courtesy: Mitali Trivedi)
In Conversation with Pandit Om Prakash Sharma: Tracing Maach, Malwa’s Musical Folk Theatre
Performing ArtsPractices and Rituals
Smriti Srinivas teaches anthropology at the University of California. (Courtesy: Smriti Srinivas)
In Conversation with Dr Smriti Srinivas: Karaga Festival Brings Together the Sacred and the Civic
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Balasanthula: The Wandering Shiva
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Poorakkali Festival in North Kerala: The Ritual of Breaking Coconuts
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Kartikay Khetarpal
Celebration of Faith: Play, Performance and Pleasure on the Wari
Arnab Bhaumik
Glimpses of Goa: Fusion of Indo-Portuguese Culture
Sandipa Malakar
Kumari Puja: Worshipping the Divine Mother
Kaveer Rai
Before they Bloom: Udupi Mallige of Shankarapura

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Shruti Chakraborty
A Celebration of Womanhood and Periods: Raja Parba & Ambubachi Mela
Practices and Rituals
Kartikay Khetarpal
Pandharpur Wari Pilgrimage: Of Saints, Sandals and Salvation
Practices and Rituals
Nishita Banerjee
Gavari: A 40-day Mystical Theatre Celebration of the Goddess among Rajasthan’s Bhil Tribe
Performing Arts Practices and Rituals

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Goan culture is a product of centuries of intermixing of Europe and India, built upon a foundation of older Konkani society. Over time, these diverse influences blended seamlessly to give rise to a culture that is uniquely ‘Goan’.
Arnab Bhaumik
Glimpses of Goa: Fusion of Indo-Portuguese Culture
During Durga Puja, Adi Shakti is worshipped in the form of a prepubescent young girl who is assigned temporary sacredness as the earthly manifestation of Devi Durga. This special ritual—Kumari Puja—is practised by several bonedi baris in Kolkata. 
Sandipa Malakar
Kumari Puja: Worshipping the Divine Mother
Jasmine is cultivated in the village of Shankarapura by a farming community who are mostly Christians. Everyday the flowers are plucked early morning before they bloom and sent to all parts of Karnataka within the same day through an intricate network of collection and distribution.
Kaveer Rai
Before they Bloom: Udupi Mallige of Shankarapura
Red chilli is cultivated at Mathania, close to Jodhpur, in Rajasthan, and marketed either whole or in powder form to markets all over India.
Tania Chatterjee
Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Mathania Lal Mirch

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गोरखनाथ के समसामयिक सिद्ध/Gorakhnath ke Samasamyika Siddha
गोरख सिद्धान्त/Gorakh Siddhant
गोरखनाथ का अपदिष्ठ योग मार्ग/ Gorakhnath ka Upadishta Yoga Marga
गोरखनाथ/Gorakhnath
Chaumasa
सुवागीत/Suva Geet
Chaumasa
छत्तीसगढ़ी सुआ गीत/ Chhattisgarhi Sua Geet

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