Manasa chali
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Manasa chali
Bankura Panchmura Terracotta Craft |
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Manasa chali
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Description | Manasa chali is a famous terracotta arts of West Bengal |
Type | Arts of West Bengal |
Area | Panchmura , Bankura , West Bengal, India |
Country | India |
Registered | 28 March 2018 ; 5 years ago ( 28 March 2018 ) |
Material | Clay |
Official website | ipindiaservices.gov.in |
Manasa chali, or Manasa bari, is a type of idol of Debi Manasa made of Terracota in Panchmura , West Bengal, India . It typically features a small figure or a group of three figures in the middle with rows of snake hoods fanning out in a half moon shape. [1] [2] Chali or bari is Bengali for 'the shade of something'. Chali is referred to here as 'the shade of idol' or 'the besh of idol', like Chalchitra . [3] These idols have two basic colors, reddish-yellow and black. [1]
Object of worship
Manasa, the snake deity, is worshiped primarily for protection from snakebites. The story of Chand Saudagar (The Devotee of Shiva) is well-known throughout the Bankura district . Manasa Chali and the Manasa Ghat are worshiped in Panchmura . [1]
Geographical Indications
Manasa chali is registered under the Geographical Indications of West Bengal , named Bankura Panchmura Terracota Craft on 28 March 2018. [4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Dasgupta, Samira; Biswas, Rabiranjan; Mallik, Gautam Kumar (2009). Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur . Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788183242943 .
- ↑ Satra, Tarapada (December 2000). Paschimbanger Lokshilpa O Shilpisamaj . Lokosanskriti o Adibasi Sanskriti Kendra. pp. 63–64.
- ↑ "Panchmura terracotta craft become the symbol of Indian folk-art" . Hand Made Toys . 2016-07-03 . Retrieved 2018-08-05 .
- ↑ "Details | Geographical Indications | Intellectual Property India" . ipindiaservices.gov.in . Retrieved 2018-08-05 .
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