By Ashis Senapati
The summer ramleela celebrations in Odisha are back after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. This month-long revelry is a source of income for women self-help groups who tailor costumes for the artists who perform the Ramayan epic on an open air stage. A report from the villages of Jajpur where the summer ramleela is underway.
The summer ramleela celebrations in Odisha are back after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. This month-long revelry is a source of income for women self-help groups who tailor costumes for the artists who perform the Ramayan epic on an open air stage. A report from the villages of Jajpur where the summer ramleela is underway.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
दुनिया भर में जहाँ भी दशहरा मनाया जाता है, वहाँ पर रावण के साथ कुंभकरण-मेघनाथ के पुतले भी जलाए जाते हैं, लेकिन लखनऊ में नई प्रथा शुरू हुई है सिर्फ रावण का पुतला जलाने की।
दुनिया भर में जहाँ भी दशहरा मनाया जाता है, वहाँ पर रावण के साथ कुंभकरण-मेघनाथ के पुतले भी जलाए जाते हैं, लेकिन लखनऊ में नई प्रथा शुरू हुई है सिर्फ रावण का पुतला जलाने की।
By गाँव कनेक्शन
By गाँव कनेक्शन
From Chhattisgarh’s 75-day long Dussehra celebrations to Dashain in Sikkim, communities across the country celebrate Dussehra with different traditions and rituals. Here’s looking at some of them.
From Chhattisgarh’s 75-day long Dussehra celebrations to Dashain in Sikkim, communities across the country celebrate Dussehra with different traditions and rituals. Here’s looking at some of them.
By Ashis Senapati
During the four day-long Raja festival, it is believed that Bhudevi (Mother Earth) menstruates and prepares herself for future agricultural activities because of which all farming activities such as digging of soil and ploughing the field are suspended. Women, particularly unmarried girls, have a special place in this festival.
During the four day-long Raja festival, it is believed that Bhudevi (Mother Earth) menstruates and prepares herself for future agricultural activities because of which all farming activities such as digging of soil and ploughing the field are suspended. Women, particularly unmarried girls, have a special place in this festival.
By Ashis Senapati
In the upcoming Jagannath Yatra festivities slated for the first week of July, preparations are underway for the grand event in Odisha's Kendujhar district. The tribal communities who live on the margins of the society in the coastal state are also contributing to the Rath Yatra by supplying the ropes needed for dragging the chariots to the temple. Details here.
In the upcoming Jagannath Yatra festivities slated for the first week of July, preparations are underway for the grand event in Odisha's Kendujhar district. The tribal communities who live on the margins of the society in the coastal state are also contributing to the Rath Yatra by supplying the ropes needed for dragging the chariots to the temple. Details here.
By Ashis Senapati
After two years of the pandemic, the annual Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha, which commences from July 1, is set to be open to public. At least 15 lakh devotees expected. Carpenters and painters working through the night to complete the chariots.
After two years of the pandemic, the annual Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha, which commences from July 1, is set to be open to public. At least 15 lakh devotees expected. Carpenters and painters working through the night to complete the chariots.
By Mohit Saini
By Nikhil Singh
Dhokra metal art in Dhenkanal district of Odisha dates back to the Indus Valley Civilisation. The tribal Dhokra artists of Nabajibanpur village claim their art is their connection to spirituality. But they are struggling to keep their the art form alive.
Dhokra metal art in Dhenkanal district of Odisha dates back to the Indus Valley Civilisation. The tribal Dhokra artists of Nabajibanpur village claim their art is their connection to spirituality. But they are struggling to keep their the art form alive.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
किसान आंदोलन के 328वें दिन आज सिंघू बॉर्डर पर संयुक्त किसान मोर्चा की बैठक हुई, बैठक में एसकेएम ने 15 अक्टूबर को हुई हत्या को सुप्रीम कोर्ट के न्यायाधीश से जांच की मांग की है, साथ ही 26 अक्टूबर को लखनऊ में होने वाली किसान महापंचायत को 22 नवंबर तक के लिए स्थगित कर दिया है।
किसान आंदोलन के 328वें दिन आज सिंघू बॉर्डर पर संयुक्त किसान मोर्चा की बैठक हुई, बैठक में एसकेएम ने 15 अक्टूबर को हुई हत्या को सुप्रीम कोर्ट के न्यायाधीश से जांच की मांग की है, साथ ही 26 अक्टूबर को लखनऊ में होने वाली किसान महापंचायत को 22 नवंबर तक के लिए स्थगित कर दिया है।