Manasa chali
Manasa chali Bankura Panchmura Terracotta Craft | |
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![]() Manasa chali | |
Description | Manasa chali is a famous terracotta arts of West Bengal |
Type | Arts of West Bengal |
Area | Panchmura, Bankura, West Bengal, India |
Country | ![]() |
Registered | 28 March 2018 |
Material | Clay |
Official website | ipindiaservices.gov.in |
Manasa chali, or Manasa bari, is a type of idol of Debi Manasa made of Terracota in Panchmura, West Bengal, India. It typically features a small figure or a group of three figures in the middle with rows of snake hoods fanning out in a half moon shape.[1][2] Chali or bari is Bengali for 'the shade of something'. Chali is referred to here as 'the shade of idol' or 'the besh of idol', like Chalchitra.[3] These idols have two basic colors, reddish-yellow and black.[1]
Object of worship
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Manasa, the snake deity, is worshiped primarily for protection from snakebites. The story of Chand Saudagar (The Devotee of Shiva) is well-known throughout the Bankura district. Manasa Chali and the Manasa Ghat are worshiped in Panchmura.[1]
Geographical Indications
[edit]Manasa chali is registered under the Geographical Indications of West Bengal, named Bankura Panchmura Terracota Craft on 28 March 2018.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dasgupta, Samira; Biswas, Rabiranjan; Mallik, Gautam Kumar (2009). Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788183242943.
- ^ Satra, Tarapada (December 2000). Paschimbanger Lokshilpa O Shilpisamaj. Lokosanskriti o Adibasi Sanskriti Kendra. pp. 63–64.
- ^ "Panchmura terracotta craft become the symbol of Indian folk-art". Hand Made Toys. 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ "Details | Geographical Indications | Intellectual Property India". ipindiaservices.gov.in. Retrieved 2018-08-05.