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My name is Rathva Haribhai Maansinghbhai, from village Malaja, Chhota Udepur Taluka. I stay in Taloda fadiya. We are family of seven or eight people, four brothers and two sisters. We are a team of around 10 lakhara who do painting. We have learnt painting from our ancestors, in a generational…
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Very few people, even within India, are aware that the indigenous or tribal communities that are spread across India are concentrated in the east-west belt and form almost 9% of the Indian population, with about 104 million people according to the 2011 Census of India. While some tribal communities…
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The Rathva community of Gujarat like most Adivasi communities of India has a revered cultural diversity. Rathva culture is full of colourful mythology, historical lore, music, festivals, rituals and preeminently their art. The Pithora painting form is traditionally performed on walls inside the…
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Pithora wall painting is practised extensively among the Rathva Adivasi of the Chhota Udepur and Panchmahal districts of Gujarat. Pithora painting is not merely a form of art for the Rathva, but an integral part of the ritual for their chief god Baba Pithora. They undertake vows in times of…
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Pithora wall painting is practised extensively among the Rathva Adivasi, in the districts of Chhota Udepur and Panchmahal of Gujarat. The Pithora painting is not merely a form of art for the Rathva, it is an integral part of the ritual for their chief god Baba Pithora.
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