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Aipan art drawn on the entrance of a house. Aipan (Kumaoni: Ēpaṇ) is an established-ritualistic folk art originating from Kumaon in the Indian Himalayas. The art is done mainly during special occasions, household ceremonies and rituals. Practitioners believe that it invokes a divine power which brings about good fortune and deters evil. [1]
(Land of the Gods) Uttarakhand is often referred to as the Devabhumi (Sanskrit for "Land of the Gods") due to a large number of Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state. Traditional – [18] River: Ganges: The Ganges is the longest river of India which rises in the Garhwal Himalayas at Gomukh, Uttarakhand as Bhagirathi.
The lyrics were written by Hemant Bisht, with music by the noted Uttarakhandi folk 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. [1] The song is a hymn, praising Uttarakhand as a divine motherland. The theme ...
The presiding image of Kedarnath in the form of lingam is more triangular in shape with a pedestal 3.6 m (12 ft) in circumference and 3.6 m (12 ft) in height. [17] There is a small pillared hall in front of the temple, that has images of Parvati and of the five Pandava princes.
The musicians and folk dancers from dehradun and nearby districts comes to participate in this fair. The materials for performing rituals (like havan, etc.) are provided by the Government of India . Since the Mahasu Devta fair at Hanol is local, the majority of the people come from nearby districts of Uttarkashi , Tehri , Saharanpur , Sirmour ...
A famous Kumaoni folk is Bedu Pako Baro Masa. Music is also used as a medium through which the gods are invoked. Jagar is a form of spirit worship in which the singer, or Jagariya, sings a ballad of the gods, with allusions to great epics, like Mahabharat and Ramayana, that describe the adventures and exploits of the god being invoked.
The following list of art deities is arranged by continent with names of mythological figures and deities associated with the arts. Art deities are a form of religious iconography incorporated into artistic compositions by many religions as a dedication to their respective gods and goddesses.
Tilu Rauteli (born Tilottama Devi) was a Garhwali Rajput warrior and folk heroine who was born in village Gurrad Talla, Chaundkot, Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, India during the seventeenth century. [1] She is credited with fighting seven wars between the ages of fifteen and twenty. [2] [3] [4]