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Devo athithi bhava-athithi devo bhava: an event where God come in as guest and guest comes as God
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2009) Sharma, Neha; Pandya, Vishvajit
“Devo Athithi Bhava, Athithi Devo Bhava” is an exploration of a unique cultural phenomenon which leads to social, political and economical context of the place. It focuses on the festival “Dusshera in Kullu” where the Gods come as guests. The tourists i.e. guests who visit the place are also treated like God to the place. Project is basically to promote ‘Tourism in Kullu’ which is further exploration of not only the ‘unique way of celebrating this festival but also communicates the “Impact of culture tourism” on and by the people of Kullu in Himachal Pradesh. It invites the user to explore not only the culture and belief of the festival in the context of its celebration but also to assist the viewer to know about the local people and the place, where tourism potential provides the State, the tourist as well as the local people benefit, by organizing such culturally accepted festivals and events. Tourists are derived of opportunities to enjoy the rural, remote and the most scenic parts of the state due to lack of awareness. Thus, project explores them to find other places in the district those have equal cultural tourism potential. It generates critical awareness among the tourist who are visiting the place to get authentic information about the event. It also gives information to the viewer about the culture diversity in India and gives knowledge of the tradition of celebrating dusshera festival in various parts of the country in different ways with independent history related to it.
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Christianity and Kathakali: Dance - drama of Kerala
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2009) Alex, Abin; Sarkar, Aditi Nath
Kathakali and Christianity have long been associated with the state of Kerala. Both have had their own independent identity. Since Kathakali was not an art form that portrayed the Biblical stories and it was confined within the temple compound, in the early years an intermingling of them was a question out of context. Though Christians in Kerala are known to have co-existed with native culture of Kerala, the arrival of Portugese and strict rules imposed by the Christian orthodox authority saw the community taking less to the native culture. This resulted in the formulation of new art forms exclusively belonging to the Christians of Kerala like Margamkali and Chavitunadakkom. Moreover, the mythological stories that are part and parcel of Kathakali performance where considered to be chiefly belonging to Hindus. There were rites and rituals before, during and after the performance of Kathakali that led people from non-Hindu community to make unfriendly them from the art form. It was not until the 1960s that the ruling of the second Vatican council and the efforts of people to make Kathakali represent Kerala rather than a particular division, those stories from Bible made their way into the literatures of this dance form. This development is recent comparing with the time these two entities have been existing in Kerala. There is the need for familiarizing the masses about this as the growth of this segment of Kathakali is oblivious to a lot of people. I intend to meet this end through this project.
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Khel mangalagauriche: women and somatic recreation
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2008) Kore, Manasi; Desai, Binita
In Maharashtra, there are many rituals and festivals celebrated especially by women. The reason behind performing such rituals is to worship a god or goddess. But the women themselves are benefited from these rituals. The traditional games are no exception. Maharashtra has a rich tradition of games for women, played in the festivals. They are performed throughout night to entertain the Goddess. But these games take care of the women’s mental as well as physical health. The traditional games played in a community represent the culture of that community. Mangalagaur games, played by Chitpavan Brahmin community of Maharashtra are one of the most popular games found. The games involve physical activities synchronized with songs. Song and exercise together can be compared with the aerobics. Though Mangalagaur is celebrated only by Brahmins of Maharashtra, similar games can be seen played on different occasions like Nagpanchami, Hartalika and Bhondala in other communities. ‘Khel Mangalagauriche’ (Games of Mangalagaur) is an attempt to understand the importance given to a woman’s mental and physical health in the Maharashtrian culture through the games played during the Mangalagaur.

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