President Draupadi Murmu, who came to attend the inauguration ceremony of Bastar Pandum, today visited the grand exhibition based on the aroma of Bastar's soil and primitive tribal traditions. During this, the President visited various stalls and took detailed information about the arts and products displayed from the local residents and artisans present there.
President Murmu described Bastar Pandum as a powerful medium to preserve the tribal heritage and make it reach the whole world. One by one, he visited and appreciated the attractive exhibition based on Dhokra handicraft art, terracotta, wood carving, sisal art, bamboo art, iron craft, tribal costumes and jewellery, Tumba art, tribal painting of Bastar, local cuisine and folk paintings.
A special display of materials made from Dhokra art was held in the tribal handicraft based exhibition at the Bastar Pandum venue. Lost wax casting technique is used in this handicraft. This is the ancient tribal metal art of India, in which glimpses of nature, gods and rural life are clearly visible. Every piece of Dhokra is completely handmade.
Samadi clay, wax, wire, brass, hot furnace and cleaning machine are used in its manufacturing. Clay figures depicting local terracotta art were also displayed, which vividly presented folk beliefs, rural life and traditional beliefs.
The exhibition saw a vibrant expression of cultural and religious traditions through the art of wood carving. Teak, beeja, sivanar and sal wood are used to make wooden sculptures, in which artisans carve intricate figures with traditional tools. Similarly, the President also inspected jute clothes and other handicrafts made from sisal art.
In another stall, traditional useful and decorative items made of bamboo were displayed. The artefacts made from wrought iron art also particularly attracted the President.
The stall displaying tribal jewelery attracted special attention of the President. In this stall, hand-made tribal jewelery made from silver, pearl, conch and various metals was displayed. These jewelery are symbols of identity, social traditions and cultural heritage of tribal communities.
Under Tumba Art, traditional musical instruments and decorative items made from dried gourd like pods were also kept in the exhibition. In the tribal costumes and jewelery stall, young men and women of the respective tribes are displaying the traditional costumes and jewelery of the major tribes of Bastar region – Dandami Madhiya, Abujhmadiya, Muria, Bhatra and Halba.
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Local food stalls displayed food items and beverages used in tribal daily life. In this, traditional dishes like Jondhari Lai laddu, Jondhara, Mandiya Page, Aamt, Chapra Chutney, Bhenda Chutney, Kulthi Dal, Paan Bobo, Tikhur along with beverages Landa and Sulfi were displayed.
In the exhibition of folk paintings related to folk life, along with photographs related to Bastar's culture and history, natural beauty, folk life and folk traditions, literature related to Bastar's tribal society and folk culture was also displayed.
