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Garhwal

Rudraprayagरुद्रप्रयाग

Wooden masks carved for village ritual. Rudraprayag is also home to Ghimatoli's Pandav Nritya, which INTACH has recorded on film.

The painted wooden mask of Latu Devta at the mask festival in Lata village
Latu Devta mask, Lata village, Chamoli. Photo: Mountain Shepherds, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Crafts made here

शिल्प

Fairs and festivals

मेले और त्योहार

  • Festival

    Phool Deiफूलदेई

    The first day of Chaitra, in mid-March

    Villages across Kumaon and Garhwal

    Children go from house to house leaving fyoli and buransh flowers on each doorstep, a blessing for the year.

INTACH's work here

कार्य

  • Documentary

    Pandav Nritya of Ghimatoli

    Documentation, research and books · Rudraprayag

    A documentary on the dance performed in the village's panchayat courtyard, funded through INTACH's Intangible Heritage Division.

Chapters

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