Practices and Rituals

Pandharpur Wari Pilgrimage: Of Saints, Sandals and Salvation

Kartikay Khetarpal

Gavari: A 40-day Mystical Theatre Celebration of the Goddess among Rajasthan’s Bhil Tribe

Nishita Banerjee

The Rajasthani Man’s Love of Jewellery

Tiggy Allen

Diwali as a Mercantile Festival

Silpisikha Baruah

കേരളത്തിന്റെ തനതു പന്തുകളികള്‍

അനൂപ്‌ കെ. ആര്‍. (Anoop K. R.)

Praying to the Nagas: Serpent Worship in Kerala

Devika B

How Guttumane and Bhoota Kola Sustain Each Other in Tulunadu

Ashwini Jain

Swinging Idols, Hurling Abuses as part of Holi Rituals

Shruti Chakraborty

Did You Know, Ramzan Fasting was a Pre-Islamic Practice?

Shruti Chakraborty

From Dhyan to Chan to Zen: An Incredible Spiritual Journey

Shyam Saran

Hyderabadi Cuisine: Tracing its History through Culinary Texts

Amanda Marie Lanzillo

Abduction to Elopement: Uncommon Tribal Courtship and Marriage Customs in India

Simran Agarwal and Shruti Chakraborty

Knowledge Traditions Visual and Material Arts Practices and Rituals

अनया थत्ते (Anaya Thatte)

आधुनिक युगातील कीर्तनाचा प्रचार-प्रसार आणि प्रशिक्षण पध्दती

A History of Kite Flying in India

Manan Kapoor

Art N Soul: Textiles for Lord Jagannath, and its 'Sacred Business'

B.N. Goswamy

Rath Yatra, Gotipua and Salabega Connection

Deeti Ray

Knowledge Traditions Performing Arts Practices and Rituals

Vishakha Khetrapal

The Ramnamis of Chhattisgarh: Wearing Ram in Defiance of Casteism

Guru Padmasambhava: Symbolism and Visual Culture

Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche

Knowledge Traditions Visual and Material Arts Practices and Rituals People

Manan Kapoor

Mandi’s Shivaratri Mela is a Fascinating Example of India’s Multi-deity Culture

The Pātañjalayogaśāstra alias the Yogasūtra and the Yogabhāṣya

Philipp A. Maas

Astrology, Astronomy and Medieval Gardens

Simran Agarwal

रजवार भित्ति अलंकरण के लोकप्रिय शिल्पकार: पण्डितराम रजवार/ The changing face of Rajwar clay art : Pandit Ram Rajwar

मुश्ताक खान

लोहे से प्रस्तर शिल्प तक बनाने वाले: बस्तर के लोहार / Working across Materials : Lohars of Bastar

मुश्ताक खान

बस्तर के देवों की प्रस्तर प्रतिमाएं/ Cast in Stone: Deities of Bastar

मुश्ताक खान

गोंचा: जगन्नाथ के बस्तर आगमन का उत्सव / The cult of Jagannath in Bastar

मुश्ताक खान

गोंचा पर्व :बस्तर में जगन्नाथ का अनुष्ठान/ Rituals of Jagannath in the Goncha festival

रूद्र नारायण पाणिग्रही

गोंचा और बस्तर की आदिवासी संस्कृति / The role of Adivasis in the festival of Goncha, Bastar

रूद्र नारायण पाणिग्रही

छत्तीसगढ़ में गोदना प्रथा / The social role of tattooing in Chhattisgarh

अजय कुमार चतुर्वेदी

गोदना: सामाजिक एवं सांस्कृतिक सन्दर्भ/Godna: Tattooing as Cultural and Social Practice

मुश्ताक खान

Jain Temples in Wayanad: Vishnugudi and Janardhanagudi

Jaseera CM

Janmashtami: Prominent Places Where Krishna’s Birth is Celebrated

Navina Lamba

Winter Winds: Of Saps, Resins and the Forests of Bastar

Arunpol Seal

The Impact of Padmasambhava’s Charismatic Teachings on Ladakhi Society and Way of Life

Nawang Tsering Shakspo

Practices and Rituals Histories People

Arunpol Seal

Lac Rearers of Bastar: The Rearers, the Bugs and their Commodified Afterlife

The Legacy of Guru Padmasambhava in the Dissemination of Buddhism in Sikkim

Thupten Tenzing

Practices and Rituals Histories People

Arunopol Seal

Kolang and the Cult of Lingo: The Pus Kolang Expeditions of the Muria Gonds of Bastar

मुश्ताक खान

सरगुजा के बसोर

What are the Differences between Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr?

Shruti Chakraborty

बस्तर के जीवन में बांस/Bamboo in the Life of Bastar

मुश्ताक खान

Weaver Communities of India

Navina Lamba

Bhojali: Chhattisgarh’s Ritualistic Friendship Festival

Shruti Chakraborty

मुश्ताक खान

छत्तीसगढ़ में लाख उत्पादन

Art N Soul: Sacred Journeys—from Ka’aba to Amarnath

B.N. Goswamy

Traditional Festivals, Popular Culture and Bastar’s Tryst With Modernity

Anushka Rose

Learning to be a Bhakat: The Disciples of the Sattras

Abismrita Chakravarty

Knowledge Traditions Practices and Rituals Institutions

Neten Chockling Rinpoche

Padmasambhava: Sage of The Himalayas

Chher-chhera- Festival of sharing grains

Anubha Sinha

कथा गायन और दान/Dana in Storytelling Traditions

मुश्ताक खान

Sociocultural Dynamics of Sattriya Nritya

Dr Nilakshi Goswami

Yoga: It Wasn’t Always About Asanas and Fitness

Shruti Chakraborty

बहु-आयामी नंदीकुण्ड नन्दा जात

जीत सिंह (Jeet Singh)

Overcoming Dissonance: Choral and Congregational Songs in Mizoram

Joanna Heath

Performing Arts Practices and Rituals Histories

ഡോ ആർ. ഗീതാ ദേവി (Dr R. Geetha Devi)

കുട്ടനാട്ടിലെ കാർഷിക ജീവിതം: സമൂഹം, സംസ്കാരം, കലകൾ

കുട്ടനാട്ടിലെ വേലന്മാര്‍: കലകളും ജീവിതവും

ഡോ ആർ. ഗീതാ ദേവി (Dr R. Geetha Devi)

Mudiyattam: Mythical Reading and Interpretations

Adv. Pradeep Pandanad and Ananadan K.

Pakkanar Kali: The Ritual and the Community

Radhakrishnan K.S.

Ramzan: Some lesser known practices and rituals

Shruti Chakraborty

वासुदेवा- विलुप्त होती विरासत

मुश्ताक खान

Wangala, Tusu, Karma: 8 lesser-known harvest festivals

Manan Kapoor

Rajeev Ranjan Prasad

फागुन मड़ई–दंतेवाड़ा

Dr. Rajinder Singh

राजिम माघी पुन्नी मेला

The Comb: A Lost Symbol of Love

Shruti Chakraborty

पत्तों से बर्तन बनाने की आदिम कला: दोना-पत्तल

Mushtak Khan

रामनमी संप्रदाय: एक परिचय/ Impressions of the Ramnamis

राहुल कुमार सिंह, Rahul Kumar Singh

इमली- वैकल्पिक आय का साधन/ Tamarind: a source of livelihood

मुश्ताक खान

Ugadi, Gudi Padwa and Mopin: 3 Indian Harvest Festivals to Kick-off April

Manan Kapoor

Jallikattu: Personal Narratives of Young Bull Keepers

Shruti Ragavan

Jallikattu: The Making of a Tamil Identity

Kalaiyarasan A.

राजिम का पुन्नी मेला/ Punni Mela at Rajim

मुश्ताक खान

Colours of Holi: Mythology, Rituals and Nationalism

M.D. Muthukumaraswamy

Bhagoria and Yaoshang Festivals: Exploring Holi’s Different Colours

Swasti Pachauri & Shruti Chakraborty

Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi

सरगुजा का मादक पेय-महुआ

संजीव तिवारी

सुआ गीत/ Sua Geet

The Mosques of Kuttichira

Prof. E. Ismail

टप-टप महुआ बरस रहा है: छत्तीसगढ़ में महुआ

Mushtak Khan

सुदामा राम गुप्त

छेरता/ Cherta

The wanderings of Gorakhpanthis in Chhattisgarh / छत्तीसगढ़ में घुम्मकड़ गोरखपंथी

मुश्ताक खान

Gorakhpanthi Jogis/ गोरखपंथी जोगी

Mushtak Khan

बड़े भजन मेला/ Bade Bhajan mela of the Ramnamis

Mushtak Khan

रूप नहीं नाम को मानते हैं: छत्तीसगढ़ का रामनामी सम्प्रदाय/ Believers in name and formlessness: the Ramnamis of Chhattisgarrh

मुश्ताक खान

रामनामी सम्प्रदाय के पहचान प्रतीक/ Markers of Ramnami identity

मुश्ताक खान

How Thai Pusam and Lord Murugan Form the Hallmark of Tamil Identity

M.D. Muthukumaraswamy

Kumbh Mela: Do Our Vedic Texts Mention this Unique Pilgrimage?

Prof. D.P. Dubey

Guru Padmasambhava: Buddha of the Vajrayana

Manan Kapoor

चावल मय छत्तीसगढ़ी पकवान/Chhattisgarhi Rice Dishes

Ashok Tiwari

Ashok Tiwari

चाँउर कथा/The Rice Story

बस्तर की धान्य संस्कृति/Paddy Culture in Bastar

Harihar Vaishnav

दैनिक जीवन में धान | Paddy culture in everyday life

हरिहर वैष्णव

मैदानी छत्तीसगढ़ के लोकप्रिय वाद्य | Musical instruments from mainland Chhattsigarh

मुश्ताक खान

ध्वनि संसार : संगीत, प्रेत और भावसमाधि / Sonic worlds: music spirits, and possession in Bastar

मुश्ताक खान

शिकार का संगीत: सरगुजा के वाद्य | Hunting music from Sarguja

अजय कुमार चतुर्वेदी

गोंड वाद्य बाना - वाद्य भी देव भी / Bana - the musical God

मुश्ताक खान

सरगुजा के मृणशिल्प | Terracotta from Sarguja

मुश्ताक खान

रायगढ़ के मृणशिल्प | Terracotta from Raigarh

मुश्ताक खान

बस्तर का ऐतिहासिक दशहरा पर्व: बस्तर दशहरा

रूद्र नारायण पाणिग्रही

चावल, दाल और फूलों का आहार: सरगुजिहा व्यंजन / Flower and flour recipes of Sarguja.

Ayesha Ahmed Khan

सरगुजिहा रसोई / Sargujiha Rasoi

Ayesha Ahmed Khan

लोक पर्व -करमा / The Festival of Karma

विजय सिंह दमाली

छत्तीसगढ़ी करमा के प्रकार / Forms of Karma in Chhattisgarh

डॉ. भरत पटेल

विजय सिंह दमाली

करमा गीत /Karma Songs

Dasamahavidyas: Imagining a Feminine Universe

M.D. Muthukumaraswamy

Knowledge Traditions Visual and Material Arts Literature and Languages Practices and Rituals

Lee Siegel

The Fable of the Courtesan, the Ascetic and the King

Knowledge Traditions Literature and Languages Practices and Rituals

Shruti Chakraborty

Chhath Puja: Origin of the Festival, and the Story of Devasena

बस्तर दशहरा और दंतेश्वरी / The Goddess Danteshwari and the Bastar Dussehra

मुश्ताक खान

Bastaria Dussehra: A Coming Together of Deities

Swarnima Kriti

Celebration of Labor: Agricultural Festivals of Hareli and Pola in Chhattisgarh

Vijeta

Celebration of Togetherness: An Account of Teeja and Ganesh Chaturthi in Dhamtari

Kritika Goel

सरगुजिहा लोक गीतों में वर्षा, Songs of rain in Sarguja

अजय कुमार चतुर्वेदी

Diwali: Origins and the Evolution of the Festival of Lights

Aastha Soni

बस्तर दशहरा में सत्ता और देव / Divinities and the state in the Bastar Dussehra

मुश्ताक खान

दसराहा गीत- गंगा दशहरा के गीत, Dasraha Folk Songs of Chhattisgarh

अजय कुमार चतुर्वेदी

गंगा दशहरा- जल प्रतिष्ठा का मेला, The Water Ritual Festival of Ganga Dussehra

अजय कुमार चतुर्वेदी

Narratives of Gaurī Vrata

Tanshree Redij

Khejri: A Wonder Tree of the Thar

Saraswati Bishnoi

Practices and Rituals People Natural Environment

Tanashree Redij

Rituals of Gaurī Vrata

Major Festivals of Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple Thripunithura

Dr Ashalatha Thampuran

Making Ma Durga: Is 'Red Light Area Soil' Used, and What's the Postal Connect?

Shruti Chakraborty & Manjima Biswas

छत्तीसगढ़ के मेला-मड़ई, Mela- Madai : fairs of Chhattisgarh

राहुल कुमार सिंह

Creation Myths: How did the World, and its Many Stories, Begin?

M.D. Muthukumaraswamy

Knowledge Traditions Literature and Languages Practices and Rituals Histories

मुश्ताक खान

बस्तर का देवकुल और उनकी प्रतिमाएं / Representing the Adivasi Pantheon in Bastar

जगार: बस्तर के अलिखित लोक महाकाव्य-1, The Oral Epic of Jagar in Bastar-1

हरिहर वैष्णव

गुरुमांय: वाचिक परम्परा की संवाहिकाएं, Gurumai: Bearers of Oral Traditions

मुश्ताक खान

पारंपरिक छत्तीसगढ़ी व्यंजन, Traditional Chhattisgarhi Cuisine

अशोक तिवारी

Ganesh Chaturthi and Carnatic Music

M.D. Muthukumaraswamy

Knowledge Traditions Performing Arts Practices and Rituals

मुश्ताक खान

बस्तर के अनुष्ठानिक दिये, Ritual Lamps of Bastar

Knowledge Traditions Visual and Material Arts Practices and Rituals People

मुश्ताक खान

बस्तर के पारंपरिक लोह-शिल्प, Traditional Iron Ware of Bastar

Knowledge Traditions Visual and Material Arts Practices and Rituals Histories

Prof. M. Madhavankutty

Aanachamayam: Fineries used in Elephant Pageants in Kerala

बस्तर के लोहार एवं उनका सामाजिक महत्त्व, Rites of passage : the social role of Lohars in Bastar

मुश्ताक खान

Elephants in Rituals and Festivals of Kerala

Prof. M. Madhavankutty

Kazhugumalai: Abode of the Tamil Jain Past

Mahima Jain

छत्तीसगढ़ी लोकगीतों में आभूषण

मुश्ताक खान

Literature and Languages Practices and Rituals

मुश्ताक खान

Folk Ornaments of Chhattisgarh

छत्तीसगढ़ में तालाबों का सांस्कृतिक औचित्य/ Cultural Significance of Lakes in Chhattisgarh

राहुल कुमार सिंह

Knowledge Traditions Practices and Rituals Natural Environment

मुश्ताक खान

बस्तर के कुम्हार और मिटटी के बर्तन/Bastar Potters & Clay Vessels

चन्द्रशेखर चकोर

छत्तीसगढ़ी खेल गीत

छत्तीसगढ़ के पारम्परिक खेल

चन्द्रशेखर चकोर

The Tradition and Culture of Devi-Devta Worship in Himachal Pradesh

Sprya Sharma and Aman Kumar (co-authors: Hukum Singh Thakur and Keshav Kishore)

बस्तर के अनुष्ठानिक जगार चित्र/Jagar Painting in Bastar

मुश्ताक खान

छत्तीसगढ़ी सतनामी रहस, The 'Rahas' of the Satnamis in Chhattisgarh

डॉ. अनिल कुमार भतपहरी

Knowledge Traditions Performing Arts Practices and Rituals Histories

डॉ. अनिेल कुमार भतपहरी

सतनामी पंथी नृत्य

Knowledge Traditions Performing Arts Practices and Rituals Histories

मुश्ताक खान

माड़िया मृतक खाम्ब/ Memorial Pillars of the Madias

बस्तर के अनुष्ठानिक खाम्ब /Ritual posts of Bastar

मुश्ताक खान

बस्तर के चलायमान देवस्थान/ Mobile shrines of Bastar

मुश्ताक खान

पंथी नृत्य, Panthi nritya of the Satnamis

डॉ.अनिल कुमार भतपहरी

डॉ. अनिल कुमार भतपहरी

पंथी गीत

What Lies Behind: Madai in Bastar, Chhattisgarh

Swarnima Kriti

Truck, Barter and Exchange: Moments of Transition in the Madais of Gondwana

Arunopol Seal

Doli, Dang and Danteshwari of Geedam

Arunopol Seal & Anushka Rose

The Artefacts of a Dalapathi: A Photo Narrative

Eeshita Kapadiya

Festival of Tusu: An Introduction

Raja Alam

Performance Traditions at the Jhanda Saheb Ramlila

Lokesh Ohri

The Urban Smellscape of Delhi

Amrita Chattopadhyay

Practices and Rituals Histories Built Spaces

Lakshmi Swaminathan

Manifestations of Rain: Rituals and Communication with Non-human Entities in Kangra Valley

Bellie Gowder Jayaprakash

Badaga Funeral Rites

অসমৰ জাতীয় উৎসৱ হিচাপে বিহুঃ এক ঐতিসাহিক বিশ্লেষন

Kabir: Personal and Political

Purushottam Agrawal

Knowledge Traditions Literature and Languages Practices and Rituals

Sweta Dutta

The Living Past in Present-day Radh Bengal

Visual and Material Arts Practices and Rituals Histories

Nilanjan Hajra

The History of Biryani

Process of Making Mohrakashi by Gurpreet Singh Mankoo

Dr Maneet Kaur

Knowledge Traditions Visual and Material Arts Practices and Rituals

Priya Malik

Khoriya: A Jat Haryanvi Marriage Ritual of Subversion

Jakdi: Jat Haryanvi Marital Songs of Leisure

Priya Malik

The Wedding Songs of the Awadh Region

Ainee Farooqui

लोकगाथा राजा सलहेस की साहित्यिक विवेचना

राम श्रेष्ठ दीवाना

Performing Arts Literature and Languages Practices and Rituals

George A. Grierson

'अथ गीत राजा सलहेसक'

Performing Arts Literature and Languages Practices and Rituals

Sunil Kumar

लोककला और साहित्य के आईने में सलहेस

Performing Arts Literature and Languages Practices and Rituals

Barnamala Roy

From the Ponds to the Markets: Aquarium Fish Traders and Hobbyists

Practices and Rituals People Natural Environment

Dr Ketaki Chowkhani

Kolam and the Making of Tamil Femininity

Female Aesthetics and Ecological Connect in Kolam

Shefali Rathi

Mould-making: A Dying Art of Bengal

Anirban Banerjee

Michael Krondl

Sugar

Kolam: When Hands are Drawing

Chantal Jumel

Dr Saymon Zakaria

Bangladesher Jaarigaan

Flora and Fauna in the Thar Desert

Malini Saigal

Knowledge Traditions Practices and Rituals Natural Environment

Malini Saigal

The Plants of the Thar Desert

Knowledge Traditions Practices and Rituals Natural Environment

Yashaswini Chandra

Photo Essay on Arna Jharna: The Desert Museum

Knowledge Traditions Visual and Material Arts Performing Arts Practices and Rituals Institutions Built Spaces Natural Environment

Yimshen Naro Jamir

The Traditional Dyeing Processes of the Aos

Nathdwara Paintings: Shrinathji Cult, Haveli Traditions and Bazaars

Sandeep Joshi

External Links: Passion of Christ and Indian Art through the 20th Century

Literature and Languages Practices and Rituals

Sandeep Joshi

Kalamkari of Gujarat: Mata ni Pachhedi

Knowledge Traditions Visual and Material Arts Practices and Rituals Histories People

Sandhya Bordewekar Gajjar

The Magic of Babo Pithoro: Traditional Painting in Contemporary Times

Visual and Material Arts Practices and Rituals People

Manash Nath

Chitrakoot Dussehra

Food and Spices of the Rung community in Uttarakhand

Srishti Lakhera

A Walk Down Memory Lane with Sudesha Devi

Sunandita Mehrotra

Knowledge Traditions Visual and Material Arts Literature and Languages Practices and Rituals Histories

Kapila Vatsyayan

Culture and Science

Rajarshi Chunder

Dishes and Discourses: Culinary Culture at Jorasanko

Gender in Food: Food Habits of Bengali Women

Tupur Banerjee

Food Insecurity in Maharashtra

Ami Mishra

A Curious Cuisine: Bengali Culinary Culture in Pre-modern Times

Somshankar Ray

Performing Arts Literature and Languages Practices and Rituals

External Links

Debaprasad Bandyoapadhyay

নীরবতার না-ভাষাতত্ত্বঃ লালনে

Performing Arts Literature and Languages Practices and Rituals

Saymon Zakria

বাউল/Baul

Performing Arts Literature and Languages Practices and Rituals

Sunanda Sahay

The Congruence of Tradition and Art-making in Mithila

External Links for Gajon

Gajan Songs of South 24 Parganas: A Survey of Folk Theatre

Biswajit Halder and Judhajit Sarkar

Gajon and Baalaagaan: In Search of the Oral Tradition of Shiva Culture in the 24 Parganas of West Bengal

Biswajit Halder

Select Bibliography: Sufi Literature in South Asia

Yousuf Saeed

Knowledge Traditions Practices and Rituals Histories Institutions People

Harris Solomon

“THE TASTE NO CHEF CAN GIVE”: Processing Street Food in Mumbai

Food Insecurity, of Intersections and Differential Access

Ami Mishra

Carving Memories: Migration, Cuisine and Identity in South Konkan

Shweta Ghosh

Cast(e)ing Food: Interrogating Popular Media

Deepa Tak and Tina Aranha

Prof. MN Karassery

Eid in Malabar, Kerala

Timeline South Asian Sufis

Yousuf Saeed

Sufis, Sants and Songs of the Deccan

Gautam Pemmaraju

Saba Dewan

A Ramzan in Peshawar