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PM Given Traditional Gifts to G20 members. So all these Gifts become Important for #Upsc #prelims #ArtandCulture .
"So Dekhlo Ek bar fir Bolege Art nd Culture k question kaha se aate h 😆😆 "
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To US 🖼
KNGRA MINIATURE PAINTING portray ‘Shringar Rasa’ and depict love story from Himachal Pradesh using natural colours.The art originated in a small hill state ‘Guler’ in the first half of 18th century
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When family of Kashmiri painters -- trained in Mughal Style of painting -- sought shelter at the court of Raja Dalip Singh of Guler
Othr fms kinng linked with it Maharaja Sansar Chand Katoch
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To British
Mata Ni Pachedi from Ahmedabad
The craft is a handmade textile of Gujarat meant to be an offering in temples that house the Mother Goddess.
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Mata Ni Pachedi was crafted by the nomadic community of Waghris as homage to various incarnations of the Goddess.
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To Australia
Phithora,ritualistic tribal folk art by the Rathwa artisans from Chhota Udaipur in Gujarat,was presented,paintings are depictions of the cave paintings that tribals used to make reflecting the social, cultural and mythological life
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To Italy
Patan Patola Dupatta (a scarf). The scarf woven by the Salvi family in Patan area of Northern Gujarat is so well crafted that its front and reverse are indistinguishable.
Packed in ‘Sadeli’ box, which in itself is a decorative piece.
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Sadeli is a highly skilled wood craft, native to Surat area of Gujarat
a craft technique wherein the surface is decorated in intricate geometrical patterns using wood and other materials.
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To France , Germany and Singapore Kutch's Agate Bowl was presented,
Agate, a semi-precious stone, is found in underground mines of Rajpipla and Ratanpur in riverbeds, and extracted to produce a variety of ornamental objects.
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The traditional craft has been passed on to a generation of artisans since the Indus Valley civilization day and currently practiced by Artisans of Khambat.
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To Indonesia
Silver Bowl and Kinnauri Shawl gifted
A silver bowl from Gujarat and a Kinnauri shawl from Himachal. The silver bowl is made by the skilled metalsmiths of Surat region.
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The shawls are made using the extra-weft technique of weaving.
Its roots in the ancient tradition of wool milling and textile manufacturing in the region, the shawl designs show influence from Central Asia and Tibet.
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To Spain
Kanal Brass Set gifted a large, straight brass trumpet, over a metre long, played in parts of Himalayan India
used on ceremonial occasions, such as the processions of village deities.
It has a prominent bell resembling a ‘datura’ flower
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It has a prominent bell resembling a ‘datura’ flower
This traditional musical instrument is manufactured in Mandi and Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh

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