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ART AND CULTURE - December 2022

Dec 2022

Jan 04, 2023

Manipur: Gaan Ngai Festival of Zeliangrong Community

In Manipur, the Gaan Ngai festival of the Zeliangrong community was celebrated. The Gaan Ngai festival is one of the major festivals of Manipur which is celebrated every year after harvesting.
The festival also marks the end of the year when the farmers have stored their food grain in their ganeries. During the festival, the Zeliarong community shows their gratitude by offering to the almighty a good harvest and praying for a better and prosperous life in the coming year. It is a custom to produce new fire by rubbing dry wood and split bamboo pieces and distributing them to every household on the day of the festival to mark the beginning of the New Year.
The Zeliarong community in Manipur comprises Rongmei, Liangmei, and Zeme tribes.

Jan 03, 2023

Kerala Host's First International Beach Festival

The 'Spice Coast' in the far north of Kerala, better known as North Malabar, basked in myriad colours and the pomp and splendour of the cultural extravaganza titled 'Bekal International Beach Festival'. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the 10-day first international beach festival, which concluded on January 2, that captured the wholeness and the essence of the district's cultural and artistic uniqueness and displayed the rich cultural diversity and grandeur of the country, at the majestic Bekal Beach Park.
It was organised by Bekal Resorts Development Corporation (BRDC) in association with the District Tourism Promotion Council, Kudumbashree, Asmi Holidays, and the local self-government bodies in the district. In Kerala, festival dates are decided in accordance with the Malayalam calendar and the local traditions and customs.
The festival which also aimed at revitalising the district's development by showcasing its potential, offered a feast of cultural and musical nights, along with food festivals that capture the cuisine of Kasargod, exhibitions, and tour programmes.

Centre Constitutes High Powered Committee to Discuss Measures to Protect Ladakh's Unique Culture,...

The Centre constituted a High Powered Committee to discuss measures to protect Ladakh's unique culture, language and employment. A 17 member committee was constituted under the Chairmanship of Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai. Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R.K. Mathur, MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Chairmans of Leh and Kargil Hill councils, representatives of Apex Body Leh, Kargil Democratic Alliance and nominee officials of Home ministry are among the members in high powered committee.
The committee will discuss the protections to culture and language considering the geographical location and strategic importance of Ladakh.

Jan 02, 2023

Fifty Centrally Protected Monuments Missing

According to a submission made in Parliament by the Ministry of Culture, as many as 50 of India's 3,693 centrally protected monuments are missing.
The missing monuments include 11 that were in Uttar Pradesh, as well as two each in Delhi and Haryana. The list also included monuments in Assam, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
As per the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), 14 of these monuments have been lost to rapid urbanisation, 12 are submerged by reservoirs or dams, and the locations of the remaining 24 remain untraceable.

Dec 29, 2022

'Dhanu Yatra' Begins in Bargarh, Odisha

Dhanu Yatra' festival, considered to be the world's largest open-air theatre, began in the western Odisha town of Bargarh.
President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered greetings to the people of the eastern state with the commencement of the 11-day festival.
The 'Dhanu Yatra', which marks the victory of good over evil, came into existence in Bargarh in 1947-48 as part of the celebration of the country's Independence and is held annually.
The plays in the festival start with the dethroning of Emperor Ugrasen of Mathura by angry Kansa over the marriage of his sister Devaki with Vasudev.
"The festival will conclude with the death of demon king Kansa and restoration of the throne to Ugrasen.
The festival, which is being organised after a gap of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will conclude on January 6, 2023.

Dec 25, 2022

Ladakh Celebrates Losar Festival to Mark Ladakhi New Year

Ladakh celebrated Losar Festival on December 24, to mark the Ladakhi New Year. Ladakhi New Year is the major socio-religious festival of Ladakh celebrated in winter.
The lighting of prayer lamps, illumination of buildings, houses, religious places like monasteries, stupas, and other business establishments making appear that the entire Ladakh is lit in lights are part of celebrations of the Losar Festival.
The Losar festivities continue for nine more days from the New Year with the offering of prayers in the name of God and Goddess, dances and songs in honour of Ibex and the pilgrimage of Mount Kailash.
The New Year is welcomed with dough Models of Ibex Sun and Moon and flour-painted lucky signs on the walls of the kitchen. The third day of the New Year is celebrated with the sighting of first moon of the year with a prayer for bumper crops in the coming year.
Losar Festival is also one of the major attractions for tourists in the winter season, as the festival is largely celebrated with several ritual performances and traditional events of songs and dances.

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