Arts of Odisha, the Glossary
The Indian state of Odisha has a rich cultural and artistic heritage.[1]
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33 relations: Ajanta Caves, Bhoi, Buguda, Chhau dance, Cuttack, Dalkhai, Danda Nata, Dasakathia, Dhanu jatra, Folk dance forms of Odisha, Folk music, Ganges, Ganjam district, Ghumura dance, Gita Prakasa, Gopalila, Gupta, India, Jagannath Temple, Puri, Jatra (theatre), Karma Naach, Kendujhar district, Kharavela, Lacquer, Nilagiri, Odisha, Pala (folk art), Panchal, Papier-mâché, Pattachitra, Puri, Sambalpuri sari, Sitabhinji Group of Rock Shelters.
Ajanta Caves
The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district (a.k.a. Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar district) of Maharashtra state in India.
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Bhoi
The Bhoi is an ethnic community found in Odisha who speak the Odia language.
Buguda
Buguda is a town in the Ghumusara area of Ganjam district in the state of Odisha, India.
Chhau dance
Chhau, also spelled Chhou, is a semi classical Indian dance with martial and folk traditions.
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Cuttack
Cuttack (or officially Kataka in Odia), is the former capital and the second largest city in the Indian state of Odisha.
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Dalkhai
Dalkhai is a popular folk dance of the Adivasis of Odisha, India.
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Danda Nata
Danda Naata or Danda Jatra (ଦଣ୍ଡ ନାଟ, ଦଣ୍ଡ ଯାତ୍ରା)is one of the most important traditional dance festivals organized in different parts of South Odisha and particularly in the Ganjam District, the heartland of ancient Kalinga Empire.
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Dasakathia
Dasakathia is a traditional Odia folk art.
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Dhanu jatra
Dhanu Jatra or Dhanu Yatra is an annual drama-based open air theatrical performance celebrated in Bargarh, Odisha.
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Folk dance forms of Odisha
Several folk dance forms evolved in different regions of Odisha, Odissi and Chhau being some popular forms.
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Folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival.
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Ganges
The Ganges (in India: Ganga,; in Bangladesh: Padma). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The -long river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Ganjam district
Ganjam district is a district in the Indian state of Odisha.
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Ghumura dance
Ghumura dance is a folk dance of Kalahandi district of the Indian state Odisha.
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Gita Prakasa
The Gitaprakasa (IAST: 'Gītaprakāśa'; "Illuminator of music") is a 16th-century musical treatise belonging to the tradition of Odissi music, written by the musicologist Krusnadasa Badajena Mahapatra.
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Gopalila
Gopalila (ଗୋପଲୀଳା) also called as Krishnalila is a traditional form of itinerant glove - puppet theatre of Odisha state.
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Gupta
Gupta is a common surname or last name of Indian origin.
India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Jagannath Temple, Puri
The Jagannath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Jagannath, a form of Vishnu in Hinduism.
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Jatra (theatre)
Jatra (origin: Yatra meaning procession or journey in Sanskrit) is a popular folk-theatre form Bengali theatre, spread throughout most of Bengali speaking areas of the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh and Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, Odisha and Tripura As of 2005, there were some 55 troupes based in Calcutta's old Jatra district, Chitpur Road, and all together, is a $21m-a-year industry, performed on nearly 4,000 stages in West Bengal alone, where in 2001, over 300 companies employed over 20,000 people, more than the local film industry and urban theatre.
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Karma Naach
Karma dance or Karma Naach is a traditional dance of central and Eastern India annually performed during the karma festival.
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Kendujhar district
Kendujhar District, is an administrative district of Odisha.
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Kharavela
Kharavela (also transliterated Khārabēḷa) was a monarch of Kalinga in present-day Odisha, India, who ruled during the second or first century BCE.
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Lacquer
Lacquer is a type of hard and usually shiny coating or finish applied to materials such as wood or metal.
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Nilagiri
Nilagiri is a town and a Notified Area Council in Balasore district in the Indian state of Odisha.
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Odisha
Odisha (English), formerly Orissa (the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India.
Pala (folk art)
Pala is a cultural folk ballad form of Odisha, derived from Sanskrit and Odia literature.
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Panchal
Panchal or Panchal-Brahmin (Sanskrit: पांचाल, romanized: Pānchāl) is a Master Craftsman caste of India.
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Papier-mâché
Mardi Gras papier-mâché masks, Haiti Papier-mâché, frequently written as paper mache, is a composite material consisting of paper pieces or pulp, sometimes reinforced with textiles, and bound with an adhesive, such as glue, starch, or wallpaper paste.
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Pattachitra
Patachitra or Pattachitra is a general term for traditional, cloth-based scroll painting, based in the eastern Indian states of Odisha, West Bengal and parts of Bangladesh.
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Puri
Puri is a coastal city and a municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India.
Sambalpuri sari
A Sambalpuri sari is a traditional handwoven bandha (ikat) sari (locally called "sambalpuri bandha" sadhi or saree) wherein the warp and the weft are tie-dyed before weaving.
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Sitabhinji Group of Rock Shelters
The Sitabhinji Group of Rock Shelters, also referred to as the Ravanachhaya Mural Rocks, is a 4th to 6th century CE rock-cut monument with a major painted mural and inscriptions near Danguapasi village of Kendujhar (Keonjhar) district of Odisha.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_of_Odisha
Also known as Arts of Orissa.