Give me a discription abt culture of Rajasthan?

Answer 1

Rajasthan is among the richest states in the country as far as the field of arts and crafts is concerned. May be it was a result of the war like lifestyle of the people of Rajasthan which sharpened the creative senses, artistic skills and inspired them to create the most opulent and richest of treasures. Stone, clay, leather, wood, ivory, lac, glass, brass, silver, gold and textiles were given the most brilliant forms. For women their was infinite variety -- tie and dye fabrics, embroidered garments, enamel jewellery inlayed with precious and semi-precious stones, leather jootis etc.
Rajasthani painting
Declines of patronage in the Mugal court at Delhi artists moved to a more congenial environment and were welcomed by the rulers of Rajasthan. Rajasthani school (1550-1900 AD) of paintings, murals, miniatures came into existance. Frescoe paintings was done on the walls of palaces at Jaipur, Udaipur, Bikaner and Jodhpur. Another branch of Rajasthani school was at orcha and Datia Bundelkhand. Most of these paintings have the themes of the Krishna stories, Raslila and Hindu religious subjects.
Folk dances of Rajasthan

Each period of history saw its own contribution to the thriving art scene. The history of Rajasthan reveals that the kings and their nobles were patrons of art and crafts and they encouraged their craftsmen in activities ranging from wood and marble carving to weaving, pottery and painting. And art seems to have been an obsession with the inhabitants of this parched landscape.

The inhabitants were not too far behind when it came to adorning themselves and it was not only the women that beautified themselves -- the heroic warriors extended equal attention to their clothing and armour -- they went into battles with meticulously ornamented swords and shields. The horses and elephants that took the warriors to battles received the same care -- jeweled saddles and intricate silver howdas were just some of the ornaments that were used to adorn them.


Painting of village life
Influenced by the surroundings, rajasthani medieval paintings have their own unique styles - the hills and valleys, deserts, places and forts, gardens, court scenes, religious processions; and the highlighting scenes from the life of Lord Krishna were the recurrent themes of these paintings. The Raagamala paintings and paintings based on Goeta Govinda are treasures of Rajasthani style of art and painting. The miniature artists of Rajasthan were practising their art since 16th century and were later employed by the Mughal courts including the emperor Akbar.

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Answer 2

Variety of rich culture.

My dad grew up in Rajasthan, Aajmer, to be exact. It was a very open atmosphere, lots of wildlife, and my dad and his friends used to do the craziest things. I think he went to boarding school in Mayo, which is nearby. he once stuffed an egg sandwich down a hated teacher for 17 rupees (less than 50 cents today). That is just an idea of what it was like, about 30 years ago.

Aajmer has a Christian community, a Muslim community, and a Hindu community. Each year, on the day of holi when you light the bonfire, they have a competition of which street can mke the most elaborate stach of wood. But this was 30 years ago, and life has certaintly changed since then.

Answer 3

Rajasthan is culturally rich and has extensive tradition in art and culture, which reflects Indian way life. The dance, music and art forms have been watchfully cultivated and patronised by the erstwhile courts. An equally rich and varied folk culture from villages is both fascinating & mesmerising. The music is of uncomplicated innocence and songs depict day-to-day relationships and chores more often focal around bring of water. Rajasthan's cultural tapestry takes in simple folk to highly cultivated classical music and dance in its own distinct style.
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Answer 4

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