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[3] [4] [2] [5] It also includes an art gallery encouraging younger generation of artists to exhibit modern and contemporary art. [3] [6] The museum is located in one of the Earthquake zones of India and is housed in a specially constructed building to withstand high intensity earthquake and extreme weather conditions. [3]
The Lakhudiyar Caves are located in the Barechhina village at the banks of the Suyal River in the Almora district of Uttarakhand. On the walls of the caves are paintings depicting animals, humans and also tectiforms, created with fingers in black, red and white. There are also a few animal motifs, one of them closely resembling a fox.
Cheli Aipan is a government initiative, to promote the Aipan art form. [10] With an aim to promote the local art form of Uttarakhand and to encourage the artists, The Aipan Resort [11] was established in Chopta, Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The resort aims at bringing the local art to a single place and practising its raw form.
The state song of Uttarakhand is a hymn, praising Uttarakhand as a divine motherland. Written by Hemant Bisht and composed by noted Uttarakhandi folk singer and musician Narendra Singh Negi , this song is trilingual with first three of its seven verses written in Hindi , while the last four verses are written in Garhwali and Kumaoni languages.
It is held at Dehradun, India and recognised as the afro-asia biggest folk life and heritage festival. Organized by REACH ( Rural Entrepreneurship for Art & Cultural Heritage ), this week-long festival includes performances and workshops in Indian folk and classical arts , literature , crafts, theatre , cinema and yoga .
M. C. Joshi, Indian archaeologist who served as Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) from 1990 to 1993. Pooran Chand Joshi, social anthropologist; Shri Krishna Joshi, physicist; Yashodhar Mathpal, archaeologist, painter, curator, Gandhian and Rock art conservationist. Janardan Ganpatrao Negi, theoretical geophysicist
He is most known for his study of cave art, especially in Bhimbetka rock shelters, Barechhina (Uttarakhand) and Kerala. He founded the Folk Culture Museum (Lok Sanskriti Sangrahalaya) in Bhimtal, Nainital district, in 1983. [1] He was awarded the Padma Shri, fourth-highest civilian honour by Government of India in 2006. [2]
Lakhamandal is an ancient Hindu temple complex, situated in the Jaunsar-Bawar region of Dehradun district in the state of Uttarakhand. The temple is dedicated to lord Shiva . [ 1 ] This temple is popular among the Shaivites , who believe that a visit to this temple shrine will end their misfortunes.