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Festivals, Traditional Art & Crafts of India – EVS

India is well known as a country of cultural and traditional festivals as it has many cultures and religions. India is also well known for its Traditional Art and Crafts. Specific festivals, traditional crafts and art of specific region in India are given below:

Festivals of specific region in India

FestivalRegionTime of Celebration
OnamKeralaAug – Sep
Ganesh ChaturthiMaharashtraBhadrapad Shukl Chaturdashi
Rath YatraOdishaAshadha Shukla Pakshadwitya
BaishakhiPunjab 13-14 Apr
Pongal, JallikattuTamil Nadu14 Jan
Durga PujaWest Bengal6th Day of Aswin Shukla
BihuAsomIn the month of Bohag Kaati and Magh
ChhathBiharKartik Shukla Shasthi
LosarSikkim and Arunachal PradeshFirst Lunar month
Ugadi/Gudi PadwaAndhra Pradesh1st day of Chaitra month
GangaurRajasthanChaitra Shukla

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Traditional Crafts of India

Traditional CraftsAreas/States
Warli PaintingMaharashtra
Chikan EmbroideryLucknow
PerfumesKannauj
Brass HandicraftsMoradabad
Jamdani TextileWest Bengal
Patola EmbroideryGujarat
Pashmina ShawlsJammu and Kashmir (Ladakh)
Bandana WeaveRajasthan and Gujarat
PochampallyAndhra Pradesh
Wood CarvingSaharanpur
Pithora PaintingMadhya Pradesh

Traditional Art in India

Traditional ArtRegion/State
JamdaniWest bengal
Pashmina and ShahtootJammu and Kashmir
PatolaGujarat
Bandana DesignRajasthan and Gujarat
ChikankariLucknow
Muga SilkAsom
PochampallyAndhra Pradesh
Perfume IndustryKannauj
ShawlKullu, Himachal Pradesh
EmbroideryJammu and Kashmir

Different Types of Painting in India

1. Chitra Kathi Painting
  • This painting belongs to Maharashtra.
  • Story is depicted through this painting.
  • Only natural color is used in this painting.
2. Kalamkari Painting
  • This painting belongs to Andhra Pradesh.
  • This painting is done on clothes.
  • Only natural color is used in this painting.
3. Madhubani Painting
  • This painting belongs to Bihar.
  • Natural things like animals, birds, humans, flowers are depicted in this painting.
  • Only natural color is used in this painting.
  • A special kind of paste of grinded rice is used to glorify the painting.
4. Pata Painting
  • This painting belongs to Odisha.
  • Natural color from minerals and vegetables are used in this painting.
  • This painting is done on clothes.
5. Phad Painting
  • This painting belongs to Rajasthan.
  • This painting is done on clothes.

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