Festivals

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जीत सिंह (Jeet Singh)
उत्तराखण्ड का पर्वतीय क्षेत्र भी भारत के तमाम अन्य हिस्सों की तरह लोक परंपराओं का क्षेत्र है। ख़ास बात यह है कि तमाम सांस्कृतिक सम्मेलनों व परंपराओं के आदान-प्रदान के बाद भी इस क्षेत्र में लोक देवताओं और उनसे जुड़े स्थानीय लोक उत्सवों का विशेष महत्व है। ऐसा भी कहा जा सकता है कि इन लोक परंपराओं और…
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जीत सिंह (Jeet Singh)
उत्तराखण्ड के पर्वतीय क्षेत्रों में ‘नन्दा देवी’ का बड़ा सांस्कृतिक महत्व है। खास तौर पर राज्य के चमोली तथा अल्मोड़ा जिले के कुछ गांवों में लोक देवी नन्दा की परिकल्पना और उससे जुड़ी परंपराएं और रीति-रिवाज स्थानीय लोक संस्कृति का एक बड़ा हिस्सा है। वैदिक देवियों की अपेक्षा नन्दा की परिकल्पना काफी भिन्न…
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Shruti Chakraborty
Though Eid postcards might seem obsolete today, they emerged as popular vehicles of cross-cultural iconography in the mid-20th century, and were posted across continents as Eid greetings. While most of these cards showcased Western iconography and visuals, Urdu poetry was often printed on them to…
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Ajay Chaturvedi
  इस वीडियो में गंगा दशहरा की प्रथा के बारे में अजय चतुर्वेदी और कलावती राजवार के बीच की बातचीत को रिकॉर्ड किया गया है। कलावती राजवार छत्तीसगढ़ में गंगा दशहरा के महत्व और अनुष्ठानों के बारे में बात करती हैं। This video records the conversation between Ajay Chaturvedi and Kalavati Rajwar about the…
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Prathyusha Ravi
In Tamil Nadu, Dusshera is celebrated over nine days and is called Golu or Kolu. One of the highlights of the festival is the creation of pyramid-like structures with dolls of all kinds and shapes in Hindu households. These clay dolls depict gods, goddesses, people, animals and things, and…
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Anushka Rose
    Randhi cho beti, Baat cho kheti, Kanak chudi dhaam. Bana-pata ke ochha noni, Khindik raho thaan.   The lines from a Halbi song invites the people of village to come and celebrate the season of life giving and nurturing showers. The singer calls out to the hands that have worked and toiled hard…
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Sreya Mukherjee
  This video catalogues the making of an individual shola flower from scratch: from the stem unit being shaved to the pulling of the thread allowing the flower to bloom. The video then proceeds to show how different types of flowers can be made with a slight change in the slits made in the white…
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Sreya Mukherjee
Sholapith, also known as 'herbal ivory', is an exquisite sponge wood craft of West Bengal and is an intrinsic part of it rituals and festivals. This module explores the various facets of this craft: its endangered raw material, the community of craftspeople known as Malakars, the delicate crafting…
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Lanbilung Gonmei
Zeliangrong is a portmanteau of Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei (Ze + Liang + Rong), three cognate groups of tribes. These three groups practise a number of traditional festivals. Though the festivals are observed under different names, they have similar themes and objectives. Among the traditional…
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