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Art Form Tribe Key features Place
ChadarBadar Santhal
Performing Art Puppetry thattells stories of Santhal way of life and migration
Terai region ofhimalayas
Saura Saura
Painting Similar to Warli butlarger and elongated. Naturalcolors are used
Odisha
Kalaripayattu Martial art One of the oldestghting systems in e!istence "erala
Silambam
Martial art Weapon basedmartial art. #ses animalmo$ements of tiger% sna&e%eagle forms and foot wor&patterns plays an importantrole'Kuttuvarasai part of silambam unarmed $ersion
Tamilnadu
Pari-Khanda (a)puts
Martial art Sword and shieldghting. Techni*ues are alsoused in chau dance
+ihar
Kondapallidolls
Sculpture Made from softPoni&i wood light% ,e!ibleand strong.
made piece by piece and arestuc& together using anadhesi$e paste made of tamarind seeds% followed witha coating of lime glue.
Andhrapradesh
Channapatnatoys
t raditional craft that isprotected as a geographicalindication - /0 under the World
Trade Organisation.
Natural dyes are used tocolour the toys and areblended with lac to ma&e lacstic&s which are then appliedto the nished wooden ob)ects.
This age old traditional artdates bac& to the reign of TipuSultan who is said to ha$ein$ited Persian artists to teachhis artisans the craft.
"arnata&a
Marapachi dolls
A male1female2ra)a1rani dollsusually gifted to bride inmarriage. Made from &ongutrees.
&nown for their intricatecar$ings and the elaborateattires that people dress themin.
Made in Tirupati
Andhra Pradesh
Tanjavur dolls
/ncluded in the o$ernment of /ndia eographical /ndications(egistry% the dancing dollsmade of wood pulp orpapiermach3 or clay. They arecalled so because of theirbobbing head and body% thatare made separately andbalanced such that the partsoscillate.
Tamilnadu
Mat a sil /n towns of Maldaand Murshidabad
Mat&a is an /ndian term forrough handloom sil& fabric
West +engal
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made from $ery thic&yarns spun out of pierced cocoon in the weft andorgan4ine in warp. The yarnsare obtained from short endsof sil& from Mulberry sil&worms-+omby!mori0 and spun byhand without remo$ing thegum -sericin0
Aari!mbroidery
5andicrafts needle wor& withbeads or muthai and chainstitch' inspired by the ,oralmotifs of Mughal period
"utch% 6uc&now%#ttarPradesh% (a)asthan% and 7elhi
Baluchari Saree
Wea$ing 1/t is a hand wo$ensaree using richly dyed sil&%with intricate motifs depicting/ndian mythology wo$en ontoits large 8pallu9.
+aluchar%Murshidabad%West +engal
"avani #
Tamasha
7hangars orshepherds ofSholapur
Maharashtrian fol& includingsong and dance
Maharashtraand &on&ancoast.
Kalbelia "albelia tribe
The dance form consists of swirling% graceful mo$ementsthat ma&e this dance a treat tobehold. Women dance whilemen pro$ide music for theperformance.
"albelia dance and songs are apart of #N:S;O9srepresentati$e list of /ntangible;ultural 5eritage of 5umanity.Musical instrument used Pungi the one used by sna&echarmers
(a)asthan
Bhavai dance
/t in$ol$es tric&y balancingacts% right from balancingse$en to nine brass pots onthe head to balancing oneself -along with the pots0 onnarrow and unstable ob)ectsli&e a glass bottle% brass plateor the edge of a sword. Thebrass pots can% and are often%substituted by an e$en greaternumber of earthen pots.P.S. < A theatrical form of u)arat is also called +ha$ai
(a)asthan
Bhan$ra
5ar$est dance energetic andrhythmic performed by bothmen and women Pun)ab
%andiya
7ance using bright coloredbamboo stic&s whereparticipants stri&e the bamboostic&s in rhythmic fashion.7ancers go round a drummerusually at the centre of thestage
u)arat
&arba
7ance form also originated inu)arat but uses hand and feetmo$ement' traditionallyperformed around a holy lamp
u)arat
&iddha
Performed only by women inPun)ab. =emale counterpart to+hangra
Pun)ab
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&hoomar +hil
A traditionally passed fol&dance of Mewar of (a)asthanincludes rhythmic swirling.Women9s dance performed inwomen gatherings.
(a)asthan
Chari u))ar
Women9s dance form depictingcollecting of water. Womendance by balancing brass potswhich are &ept ignited with thecotton seeds dipped in oil
(a)asthan
&a'ari +hil
A dance drama performed byboth men and women. #suallyperformed by troupes whichtra$el from one $illage toanother
(a)asthan
Kath Puthli +hati
World famous woodenpuppetry of (a)asthan.Wooden puppets are controlledby metal strings
Made of single piece of wood
and are colorfully dressed
(a)asthan
Teratali "amar
Worship of baba ramde$.+ha)ans are sung during theperformance
(a)asthan
(alar harasiaPrototype for $hoomar .Performed by women (a)asthan
SutaKhandei)acha # Kundhei
String puppet show froman)am
Strings are attached to atriangular wooden prop
;ostumes are similar to >atraperformances.
Puppets ha$e no legs and ha$elong s&irts
5a$e more )oints and aretherefore more $ersatile%articulate and easy tomanipulate
Odisha
Baunsa *ani
+aunsarani literally means?The +amboo @ueen . Mainlylittle girls e!hibit $ariousacrobatic postures on thecrossed bamboo bar as well ason the ,oor with e!*uisitescintil lat ing mo$ementsynchroni4ed with the beat of
drums and songs.
Odisha
KommuKoya "ommu&oya tribe
7ance form of ;hintoormandal% east oda$aridistrict
Andhra Pradesh
%aminda ApataniPerformed by girls during 7reefesti$al
ArunachalPradesh
&uravayyalu "ura$a
Performed by priests. =amousin "urnool. /n,uenced byshai$ism
Andhra Pradesh
Chi an ari Needlewor& White thread isembroidered on cool% pastelshades of light muslin and
cotton garments. =abric isusually thin else the needlewould not pierce. eographic
6uc&now%#P
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indication pro$ided in BCCD
Phul ari
+elie$ed to ha$ebeen introducedby >ats butpracticed byPun)abi women
Needle wor& 1use of darn stitchon the wrong side of coarsecotton cloth with colouredsil&en thread. Pun)abi womencreated innumerable alluringand interesting designs andpatterns by their s&ilfulmanipulation of the darnstitch.Named based on e!tent of needle wor&Phul ari Shawls and headscarfs
Ba$h Wor& co$ering theentire fabric
Adhaba$h scattered wor&all along the fabric
Pun)ab
Kantha
Needle wor& (unning stitchall along the cloth.Also used in ma&ing cushions%*uills% beds etc by stac&ing oldsarees
+irbhum% West+engal
Patola
/ntricate tie and dye processwhere the yarn is dyed beforewea$ing. Also called doublei&at
PatanPatola of u)arat has /
Originally inu)arat% alsofamous inOdisha
Kashida
Needlewor& "ashmiriembroidery /t drawsinspiration from nature. +irds%blossoms and ,owers%creepers% chinar lea$es% ghobi%mangoes% lotus% and trees are
the most common themes.
"ashmir
Kasuthi
+elie$ed to bebrought to"arnata&a by the6ambani tribefollowed bywomen courtiersof Mysoredynasty.
in$ol$es embroidering $eryintricate patterns li&e gopura%chariot% palan*uin% lamps andconch shells on traditional sil&and /l&al sarees.
The wor& is laborious andin$ol$es counting of eachthread on the cloth. Thepatterns are stitched withoutusing ¬s to ensure thatboth sides of the cloth loo&ali&e."arnata&a 5andicrafts7e$elopment ;orporation
holds / for this art.
"arnata&a
+amdani >amdani is a ne muslin clothon which decorati$e motifs arewo$en on the loom% typically ingrey and white. Often ami!ture of cotton and goldthread were2was used.
Traditionally wo$en in 7ha&a%+angladesh
Een&atagiri in Andhra Pradeshis famous for this form of wea$ing
/n news as PM Narendra Modipresented a tapestry depicting"amadhenu and "alpa$ri&shato +angladesh PM Shei&h
Een&atagiri%Andhra Pradesh
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5asina
Pattachitra
Artists &nown aschitra&aras withtitle Mohapatra orMaharana
Painting cloth based scrollpainting.#sually 5indu deities
>agannath and $aishna$a cultare depicted
Woman members prepare theglue% the can$as and applycolours what we call the ll1in%and gi$e the nal lac*uercoating. The master hand%mostly the male member%draws the initial line and gi$esthe nal nishing. Pattapaintings are done on smallstrips of cotton clothTalapattachitra a $ariationwhere palm lea$es are used ascan$as
Odisha
Kali$hatpaintin$s
Simple painting formde$eloped around "alighat
under +ritish patronage byartists called patuas
#ses water colors
Painted with bright colors onclear bac&ground
West +engal
Mithila #Madhubani
pictures using $egetablecolour and a few earthencolours
=inished in blac& lines on cowdung treated with paper
Mostly depicts 5indumythology
Mar&s seasonal festi$als andlife e$ents
/ntricate ,ora% animal and birdmotifs are used to ll the gap
Passed on from mother todaughter
Mithila of +ihar
Kalam ari
;olors Eegetable dyes% plantroots% lea$es% salt of iron% tin%copper% alum
ets the name from ?&alam pen as intricate designs aremade using pen
/ncludes 5and painting as wellas bloc& painting
Patronised by Ei)ayanagar&ingdom
6egacy from father to son
Scenes from mythology areusually depicted with ,oraldecorati$e patterns forembellishments
/n,uence of Persian motifs anddesigns
Andhra Pradesh
Phad Scroll painting of +hilwaradistrict
Themes include heroic gures%rural life% animals and birds
B7 depiction in +old lines
(a)asthan
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Art form is appro!imately FCCyears old
(arli ond and "ol
Made mostly by womenPredominantly religious
eometric patterns li&e circles%triangles% rectanglesspiral structuring of images iscommon
White color2 rice ,our is usedon dar& bac&ground
Maharashtra
Mina ariSonar or Sohailcaste of"shatriyas
>ewellery designing usingenamel wor&
Art of coloring andornamenting the surface of metals by fusing o$er i tbril liant colors that aredecorated in an intricatedesign
ulab mina is famous in+enaras
>aipur7elhi
6uc&now
"angra
+enaras
"ashmir
Bandhni
Started by "hatri%a&shatriyacommunity in u)arat
Tie and dye art for cottonfabrics;alled Chungidi in Tamilnadu
(a)asthanu)arat
Tamilnadu
Bidri'are
Persian artbrought to /ndiaby +ahamanirulers
Metal art stri&ing inlayartwor&%
important e!port handicraft of /ndia
pri4ed as a symbol of wealth.
The metal used is a blac&enedalloy of 4inc and copper inlaidwith thin sheets of puresil$er. This nati$e art form hasobtained /
+idar% "arnata&a
,$u %ance /du Mishmi tribe
meaning 8dance of the Priest9%a uni*ue ritual dance.
/gu dance is performed on (ehfesti$al% diGerent ritual acts etcwith an aim of appeasing$arious spirits for family andsocial well1being andprosperity.
Arunachal Pradesh9s tableaufor (7 parade BCHI
ArunachalPradesh
%aan$ 7angis
"ahaiya and 7hol&i thepercussion instrumentsbesides short shehnai are usedin the dance.
The men hold their arms roundthe women9s shoulders andwomen clasp the men by theirwaists forming circularformations mo$ing incloc&wise and anti1cloc&wisedirections.
The women climb on theshoulders of men and form ahuman pyramid.
Performed in (7 parade andwon rst position in BCHI
u)arat
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"e im %ance
Named after a woodenidiophone to which thin metaldiscs are tted which producea )ingling sound and thedancers use this whiledancing.
7hol&i% a drum instrument is
used as the main percussionmusic.
Eery rigorous mo$ements
Maharashtra
Mand
=ol& singing style neitheraccepted as (aga norrec&oned among freelyrendered fol& songs
(a)asthan
Bhatiali
a boat song% sung by boatmenwhile going down streams of the ri$er%
the word +hatiyali comes from+hata meaning ebb ordownstream
West +engal
*a$ini =ol& song form 5aryana
&ulraj =ol& song form "ashmir
Theyyam
popular ritual form of worshipof North Malabar in "erala
;olourful costumes and aweinspiring head gears withstrong colours of turmeric%wa!and arac
5ead gears are upto I 1J feethigh
"erala
Padayani Tinta subsect of
ana&acommunity
Performance using mas&s
/n honour of bhadra&aliPerformed in bhaga$atitemples southern $ariant of theyyam
blends music% dance% theatre%satire% facial mas&s% andpaintings
"erala
Koli"oli a shermentribe
=ishermen dance
/ncludes both men andwomen. Men dance withshing oars
Maharashtra
%humal Wattal
Only the men fol& perform thisdance on speci c occasions
and at set locations.
enerally performed withwearing long colourful robesand tall conical caps% studdedwith beads and shells.
>ammu and"ashmir
.uyen"an$lon Martial art consists of Bforms
Than$ ta armed $ersion uses sword% spear% a!e andshield
Saritsara unarmed $ersion uses &ic&s% hand stri&es andgrappling
;losely associatedwith Burmese Bando or
Manipur
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bandshay
*asiya&eet
=ol& song ,ourished in +ra)
Praises of 6ord "rishna9scharming leelas
#ttar Pradesh
Alha
+allad of +undel&hand
5eroic stories of Alha and #dalwho ser$ed (a)a Parmal of Ma)oba
5ighlights the moral principlesof morality% chi$alry andnobility
#ttar Pradesh
.ori
Songs based on lo$e pran&s of (adha1"rishna
Sang during 5oli celebrationsonly
#ttar Pradesh
Sohar
Songs sung during the birth of male child
/n,uenced the Muslim familiesand the tradition is now foundamong Muslims too
7epicts the mingling of twocultures
#ttar Pradesh
Kajri
Sung by women in rainyseason on third day of bhadraAssociated with a dancein$ol$ing steps in semi circularmotion
#ttar Pradesh
Sha una har-Man$al$eet
Prayers for good health andlong life during religious andauspicious occasions of child1
birth% baby1showers%ganeshpoo)a etc.
Sung only by women withoutany instrument
"umaon
Barahmasa
Songs depicting twel$e monthsof the year
7iGerent natural entitiesrepresent diGerent months of the year
"umaon
Basanti
Spring2 5ar$est song whichaccompanies the celebrationsof +asant Panchami
arhwal
&hasiyari&eet
Sung by women of hilly areaswhen they go to forests tocollect grass for cattle
:mphasis on importance of labour along withentertainment
arhwal
Pan hida
6iterally means lover Sung by peasants wor&ing inelds
(a)asthan
"otia
Sung by women during thefesti$al of 6otiaWomen bring water from la&esor ponds in Lotas and kalash bydecorating them with ,owers
(a)asthan
Teej Sung during the festi$al of Tee)on third day after new moon in
(a)asthan
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the month of sharavanaSongs re$ol$e around union of Shi$a and Par$ati
Pandavani
Songs on tales of Mahabharata
Singer assumes all thecharacters during the balladaccompanying it with hispowerful singing
;hhattisgarh
Su ar eBiah
Portrays the pic ture of common fol&
Associated with story of Shu&ra who calls oG hismarriage for the sa&e of hismother
+ho)puri region
Mando
Slow $erse and refraincomposition dealing with lo$e%tragedy and both socialin)ustice and politicalresistance during Porutguesepresence
oa
Chha ri
roup song performed usingmusical instruments li&e noot%rababs% sarangi% tumba&nari
"ashmir
Bha ha
5ar$est songs
(egional music with mostmelodic and harmoniouselements
>ammu
"aman
A group performance wheregirls singing on pea& of the hillseldom see the group of boyswho gi$e a reply to them in asong seated on another pea&
of the hill.Sung especially in "ulu Ealley
5imachalPradesh
Tappa
Semi classical $ocal musicinspired by camel riders
;haracterised by )umpy and,ashy tonal mo$ements
Pun)ab
Po'ada
6iterally means ?narration of story in glorious terms
Odes in praise of indi$idualheroes% incidents or place
;hief narrator is &nown asShahir
Maharashtra
/a''ali
Originally sung in praise of god
+rought from Persia
@awwali performance presentsa fascinating% interchanginguse of solo and choralmodalities
Burra atha
5ighly dramatic form of ballad
Singer plays a tambura whilereciting the story
A famous e!ponent of the form7aro)i:eramma passed awayin august BCHK
Andhra Pradesh
%as athia Name is deri$ed from a uni*ueinstrument called ?&athi or
Odisha
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?(am thali or woodenclappers
/t is a form of worship andoGering on behalf of ?das % thede$otee
Sana "amo
Sung by a priest at the time of coronation of "ing or towelcome the "ing
Also sung to e$o&e the spirit of Pa&hangba% the presiding deity
Manipur
Sai uti0ai Mi4o
Mi4os are &nown as singingtribe
Sai&utiLai are songs composedby a poetess Sai&uti in praiseof warriors
Mi4oram
Chai hia Mi4o
The songs that accompanychai dance performed during;hapchar"ut =esti$al
Mi4oram
1illuPattu
?+ow song
6ead singer handles aninstrument which is bowshaped
Themes are usually theologicaland emphasise con*uest of good o$er e$il
Tamilnadu
Ammanaivari
Song sung in praise of ;holaMonarch
Ammanai is wooden ball.
Women fol& sing appropriatesongs while playing the ball.
Tamilnadu
BhandPather
#ni*ue combination of dance%music and acting.
Satire% wit and parody arepreferred for inducing laughter
"ashmir
S'an$
Theatre form &nown forsoftness of emotions andaccomplishment of rasa
6anguage in (ohta& 5aryan$i
6anguage in 5aatras +ra)bhasha
(ohta& and5aatras
)autan i
Traditional theatre form of "anpur% 6uc&now and 5aatras
/nitially performed by menonly. Now women are alsoincluded
ulab +ai of "anpur ga$e newdimension to old theatricalform
#ttar Pradesh
Bhavai
Theatrical performance whichis partly entertainment andpartly a ritual oGering made tooddess Amba.
Subtle social criticism lacedwith pungent humour is thespeciality of +ha$ai.
P.S. < a dance form of (a)asthan is also called +ha$ai
u)arat
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+atra
Musical plays during fairs inhonour of gods% or religiousrituals and ceremonies
+orn and nurtured in +engal
"rishna >atra was popularisedby +ha&ti saint ;haitanya9sin,uence
West +engal
Maach
#sed for both stage and theperformance
Traditional theatre form withsongs in between dialogues
7ialogues are called bol
(hyme in narration iscalled vana$
Tunes are called *an$at
Madhya Pradesh
Bhaona
Performance of Assameseclassical playscalled AnkiaNaat Sutradhar or narrator beginsthe story in Sans&rit and theplay continues in +ra)boli orAssamese
Assam
%ashavatar
Performers personify the tenincarnations of 6ord Eishnuwearing mas&s of wood orpapiermache
"on&an coastand oa
Krishnattam
Started in HFth ;entury A7under the patronage of "ingMana$ada of ;alicut
;ycle of D plays performed foreight consecuti$e days
"erala
Mudiyettu
Performed in the month of $risch i&a -No$ember 7ecember0 in the "ali templesas an oblation to oddess
"erala
Koodiyattam#Kuttiyattam
Oldest traditional theatre formof "erala
+elie$ed to be the prototypefor "atha&ali
+ased on Sans&rit theatretraditions
Eidusha& alone deli$ersdialogues
:mphasis on hand gestures
and eye mo$ements
"erala
2a sha$aana
Theatre form based onmythological stories &nown forits costumes and ma&e up
"arnata&a
Theru oothu
6iterally means street play
Performed at annual templefesti$als of Mariamman-(ainoddess0 to achie$e rich
har$est
;ycle of eight plays based onlife of 7raupadi
Tamilnadu
&ombeyatta String puppets-marionettes0
styled and designed li&echaracters of a&shagana
"arnata&a
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5a$e )oints at legs% shoulders%elbows% hips and &nees
Puppets are manipulated by I1F str ings tied to a prop.Sometimes more complicatedmo$ements are manipulatedby two or more puppeteers
Bommalattam
6argest% hea$iest and mostarticulate of all traditional/ndian marionettes.
;ombine techni*ues of bothrod and string puppets
Puppets made of wood
Strings for manipulation areattached to iron ring wornround the puppeteer9s head
Tamil Nadu
To$aluBombeyatta
6iterally togalu s&in2leatherbombe dolls
Shadow puppets made from
treated leatherSmall in si4e and si4e $arieswith social status of charactersthe puppets portray 6argerfor &ings and smaller forcommon people and ser$ants
"arnata&a
TholuBommalata
Shadow puppetry
6arge in si4e with )ointedwaist% shoulders% elbows and&nees
;olored on both sides. 5encethrow colored shadows onscreen
Andhra Pradesh
*avanachhaya
Shadow puppets of one pieceand ha$e no )oints
Not colored hence opa*ueshadows
Puppets are made of deer s&in
Props such as trees%mountains% chariots etc arealso displayed along with maincharacters
Odisha
Putul)autch
(od puppets made from wood inspired by Bunraku puppetsof >apan;ostumed li&e actors of >atra
and usually ha$e )ointsA bamboo made hub is tied tothe waist of puppeteer onwhich rod holding the puppetis placed.
Puppeteers manipulating therods% mo$e and danceimparting correspondingmo$ements to the puppets
West +engal
2ampuri
(od puppets made of wood
5a$e no )oints and are madeof a single piece
+ihar
Pava oothu lo$e puppets costumed as&atha&ali performers
"erala
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5eight $aries from H1B feet
5ead and arms are car$ed of wood and )oined together withthic& cloth% cut and stitchedinto a bag