💃 Art and Culture
Folk dances, music, paintings, handicrafts and folk deities.
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Folk dances and music
- Famous dances: Ghoomar, Kalbeliya, Terah Tali, Gair, Chari and Kachhi Ghodi.
- Kalbeliya dance was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2010.
- Folk instruments: Kamayacha, Ravanhatta, Algoza, Morchang and Nagada.
Schools of painting
- Major schools: Mewar, Marwar, Bundi-Kota, Kishangarh, Jaipur (Dhundhar) and Alwar.
- Bani Thani, the famous portrait, belongs to the Kishangarh school and is linked to the artist Nihal Chand.
Handicrafts
- Blue pottery (Jaipur), Kundan and Meenakari jewellery, Thewa art (Pratapgarh).
- Textiles: Bandhej, Sanganeri and Bagru block printing, Kota Doria.
Folk deities
- Popular folk deities include Pabuji, Tejaji, Gogaji, Ramdevji and Devnarayanji.
- Ramdevra (near Pokaran, Jaisalmer) hosts a large fair for Baba Ramdevji every year.
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