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Jagriti, daughter of Bhajanlal, coming down from the terrace of their house. Prajapati Colony was set up in 1970 in Uttam Nagar in West Delhi. It is said that approximately 700 potter families are settled here.

Jai Thakur

Descendants of Prajapati: The Kumhar Community of Potters

Visual and Material Arts, Practices and Rituals

A History of Kite Flying in IndiaArticle

Translations of Folk Songs by Women in Rajasthan Video

In Conversation with Ann Gold and Bhojuram Gujar: Women Who Sing to the Gods in RajasthanInterview

Ritual Singing Tradition of RajasthanModule

Ritual Singing Tradition in Rajasthan: Navigating the Gendered Space of ReligionOverview

In Conversation with Geshe Ngawang Tashi Bapu: Monastic Cham Was a Means to One’s Spiritual GrowthInterview

In Praise of King Khandoba: The Festival of GondhalVideo

Monastic Cham of Arunachal Pradesh: Various Meanings of the Vibrant DancesImage Gallery

Cham: Monastic Dance of the Geluk and Nyingma Buddhists of Arunachal PradeshOverview

Bhongarya: A Festival of Love in KhandeshVideo

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Vishes Kothari

Ritual Singing Tradition of Rajasthan

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Dr Manash Pratim Borah

Monastic Cham of Arunachal Pradesh

Performing Arts Practices and Rituals

Tarini Manchanda

The Hornbill Festival

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Translations of Folk Songs by Women in Rajasthan

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Ann Grodzins Gold and Bhojuram Gujar (Courtesy: Vishes Kothari)

In Conversation with Ann Gold and Bhojuram Gujar: Women Who Sing to the Gods in Rajasthan

Practices and Rituals People

Geshe Ngawang Tashi Bapu, popularly known as Lama Tashi (Courtesy: Techsbiz, WikiCommons)

In Conversation with Geshe Ngawang Tashi Bapu: Monastic Cham Was a Means to One’s Spiritual Growth

Performing Arts Practices and Rituals

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In Praise of King Khandoba: The Festival of Gondhal

Practices and Rituals People

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Dr Manash Pratim Borah

Monastic Cham of Arunachal Pradesh: Various Meanings of the Vibrant Dances

Jai Thakur

Descendants of Prajapati: The Kumhar Community of Potters

Soham Mitra

Transhumance Sheepmasters: Gadariya Pastoralists of the Rarh

Kirthana Devdas

Spirit of the Sacred Groves: Thira of Northern Kerala

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Manan Kapoor

A History of Kite Flying in India

Visual and Material Arts Practices and Rituals

Deeti Ray

Rath Yatra, Gotipua and Salabega Connection

Knowledge Traditions Performing Arts Practices and Rituals

Vishakha Khetrapal

The Ramnamis of Chhattisgarh: Wearing Ram in Defiance of Casteism

Practices and Rituals People

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The pug mill produces compact clay which are cut off in the shape of Shivling and stacked. These moulds are thrown on the chaak to give shape to pottery items (Courtesy: Jai Thakur)

Jai Thakur

Descendants of Prajapati: The Kumhar Community of Potters

Each adult sheep is sheared three times a year—before the monsoon, during autumn and in spring.

Soham Mitra

Transhumance Sheepmasters: Gadariya Pastoralists of the Rarh

Thira is a ritual dance-drama where various deities of the land are invoked and they give divine blessings for the welfare of the land and the people. Thira is unique to the Malabar region in Northern Kerala, where it is performed in sacred shrines and ancestral temples located in kavus (Courtesy: Kirthana Devdas)

Kirthana Devdas

Spirit of the Sacred Groves: Thira of Northern Kerala

Women of the Gurung household weave together a garland for the departed soul; it is considered an offering that they might need in their journey to the afterlife. Hence, unlike regular floral garlands, these contain food items such as biscuits and snacks (Courtesy: Priyanka Chharia)

Priyanka Chharia

Uniting the Living and the Dead: Arghum Ceremony of the Gurungs

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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