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Patua Pala/ Pata Pala (Scroll Painting) of Bengal
Patua Pala or Patachitra, commonly known as pata is one of the most popular yet endangered performing art forms of Bengal. It usually comprises…
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Beni Putul / “Beni” Puppet Theater
Beni Putul or alternatively known as Glove Puppetry is one of the most popular folk art forms of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The puppeteers usually…
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Patua Pala/ Pata Pala (Scroll Painting) of Bengal
Patua Pala or Patachitra, commonly known as pata is one of the most popular yet endangered performing art forms of...
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Ethnic Religious Ceremony of the Jetors
Jetor men of Bhatpara, Paschim Medinipur carrying water from Kangsabati to participate in their ethnic religious-festival named Jol Dhala. The human…
Worship of Lord Shiva by an indigenous community
Jetors have their own priests (Bamuns). Nowadays priests are sometimes invited from outside their community, but in olden times their own priest used…
Worshipping the Termite Mound
A section of the Jetor community holds a profound reverence towards termite mounds, worshipping them as sacred manifestations of divine power. It is…