SANSKRITIK CHHATTISGARH

(The articrafts of Chhattisgarh)

The Chhattisgarh Festivals describe the multi-hued

tale of cultural ecstasy of the state. The Sanskritik
Chhattisgarh can be described by the inscriptions of
the ancient times. They have scripted the history of
many tribal and non-tribal festivals. From Dussera
and Madhai in Bastar to Rajim Kumbh, the state is
brimming with a pulsating palate of festivals.

Bastar Dussera: The world famous Bastar

festival which is the longest celebration in the
state.In Bastar the festival is celebrated for 10
days. Here, the tribal people celebrate
Dussehra as a congregation of Devi Maoli
(Bastar's native deity) and all her sisters.

This local celebration involves the full time

participation from all the village people. The whole
village gears up for the celebration, every member
makes their own preparation from their end. Village
people of diverse tribes and castes gear up for it.
Hundreds of priests bring flower-bedecked local
deities to the Danteshwari temple in Jagdalpur,
arriving with all pomp and show.

Bastar Madhai: In Sanskritik Chhattisgarh, Madhai

festival is celebrated by the tribes of Kanker and
Bastar regions, to worship the local Goddess. It travels
through the year from one place of the state to
another from December to March.

The procession of the local goddesses is taken at a

large scale. Thousands of people attend the
ceremony, which starts with a procession of the
local Goddess, followed by worship of the same.
The event is celebrated with tribal dances, folk
songs, and tribal theatre held in the open grounds to
praise the Goddess. The Madai festival is a grand
collective festival that connects all the various tribes
of Chhattisgarh by a common thread.

The craftsmen of Chhattisgarh have gracefully

utilized the local available resources by making
artifacts of metal and wood are proof of a fertile
imagination. Using available resources, tribals have
evolved a rich craft of traditions and continue to
create works of art in iron, bell metal and terracotta.

Bell metal: Metal casting is the most distinguished

craft of Sanskritik Chhattisgarh. In different regions
of the state, this art is practiced. Made of 60 percent
copper and 40 percent zinc, bell metal is casted
using the lost wax process, which interestingly
continues to be carried out in the same way as it was
when first used.

Iron work: Recycled scrap iron forms the main raw

material for this craft. It is used to create not just
decorative artifacts but also household objects and
farm equipment.

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