Preah Vihear Temple
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Category: Art and Culture
Gotipua Dance
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Banjara Community
Banjara is a nomadic tribe in India. They have permanently abandoned their nomadic lifestyle and settled in their settlements called Tandas.
Sant Sevalal Maharaj
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Ratna Bhandar of Puri Jagannath Temple
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Puri Jagannath Temple
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Yama
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Pandit Pannalal Ghosh
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He was also known a…
Gond Painting
Gond Painting is a famous folk art of the Gond tribal community of central India.
It is done to preserve and communicate the culture of the Gond trib…
The Gonds
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They are a heterogeneous group spreading over large areas…