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Performing Arts West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha: Purulia Chhau, Saraikela Chhau and Mayurbhanj Chhau are various styles of the dance. 00337: Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan 2010 Performing Arts Rajasthan: Kalbeliya is a snake charming tribe. They perform dance on traditional music. 00340: Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama ...
Agriculture has been the major economic feature of the Punjab and has therefore formed the foundation of Punjabi culture, with one's social status being determined by landownership. [1] The Punjab emerged as an important agricultural region, especially following the Green Revolution during the mid-1960's to the mid-1970's, has been described as ...
Chowk-poorana mud wall art in Punjab is given shape by the peasant women of the state. In courtyards, this art is drawn using a piece cloth. The art includes drawing tree motifs, flowers, ferns, creepers, plants, peacocks, palanquins, geometric patterns along with vertical, horizontal and oblique lines. These arts add to the festive atmosphere. [5]
PDL is interested in digitizing anything which is lying in the Panjab region (Panjab, Haryana, Himachal, Kashmir and Pakistan).It is also interested to digitize anything concerning the Panjab region or in Gurmukhi script lying anywhere in the world.
Gatka is a form of martial art associated primarily with the Sikhs of the Punjab. It is a style of stick-fighting, with wooden sticks intended to simulate swords. [40] The other weapon used is a shield, natively known as phari. [41] The gatka is now popular as a sport or sword dance performance art and is often shown during Sikh festivals. [42]
Many villages in Punjab, India and Pakistan, have shrines of Sakhi Sarwar who is more popularly referred to as Lakha Data Pir. A shrine of Sakhi Sarwar is situated in district Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab, of Pakistan, where an annual fair is held in March. A 9-day fair is organised every year in Mukandpur, Punjab, India.
The Akademi was set up by the Government of Punjab to promote the associations and development of such collaborative efforts among the artists of Punjab state. [ 5 ] In the year 1980 Akademi got recognition in the entire Northern India and for the first time Akademi organised the exhibition of Photography and Sculpture, Akademi also announced ...
The culture of Lahore refers to the cultural traditions and customs from Lahore, which form a central part of the Punjabi culture, and is a manifestation of the lifestyle, history, festivals, literature, music, language, politics, cuisine and socio-economic conditions of its people.