Kala Madhyam Arts Mela (Folk and Tribal) 2008

Venue: Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Kumarakrupa Road, (near The Grand Ashok), Bangalore – 1

Rich Culture and Cultural Heritage has always been the highlight of INDIA. The gamut of the diverse cultural practiced in India has made INDIA rich. India having practiced diverse culture has always stood out from others’.

Folk-mela organised at the Chitrakala Parishath, showcased the perfect blend “ART AND CULTURE”. MELA is a Hindi word meaning, “To Unite”. This was a MELA of ART AND CULTURE. A perfect platform for artisans around India to display and sell their beautiful work of art. It was a celebration to see people from different age groups and around the world were there to get a taste of the rich culture of India. The paintings, sculptures and the photographs displayed at the art gallery spoke of the rich Indian culture. The art work was just splendid.

Lokesh Mosale, wild life photo-expo at Chitrakalaparishath, during this folk-mela with the theme name, “Banada Baduku”[Forest Lifestyle] was exhibited at the art gallery. The Wild Life photographs, displayed the grandeur of bandipur, wildlife. You can visit him at www.lokeshmosale.com. Gowreesh Kapani, made his debut along with Lokesh at this expo, you can visit his gallery at http://saamanya.blogspot.com

Some of the wildlife pics by Lokesh Mosale & Gowreesh Kapani

Prathiksha Apurv, niece and disciple of well-known goad man Osho, a spiritual artist who previously worked as a fashion designer, displayed her collection titled “Spiritual Odyssey”.

Timelessness

 I was allowed to shoot pictures of her work, some of which has been displayed in my blog here. Full of religious imagery, spiritual icons, cryptic signs and abstract symbols she describes her work as an ongoing rendering of her Spiritual Odyssey, a journey she has immersed herself in. Here work with silhouette was awe admiring. Here are some of the pics i shot.

It doesn’t end with the stalls and the gallery. The main event that got all people to their toes, was namma karnataka’s very own, Dollu Kunitha J, this was followed by a dance program by the folk of assam, rajasthan and so on. 

The rajputs of rajasthan displayed their bravery and excellent form of art by dancing on sword, broken glass and balancing on cups. 

Innocence

The puppet show by the rajasthan folk, took the kids through the world of dreams. The warm ambience was heated up by the Flame throw by the rajputs. By the end of the fest, ajja, ajji, uncle, aunty, huduga, hudugi... danced to the tune of well known bollywood song, Nimbooda nimbooda.

It was a total celebration, people were getting their portraits made by an artist who showed great dexterity in drawing them, hair braided, skin tattooed by mahendhi, shopped for handicrafts.

  

Special Features:

•          110 craft stalls: jewellery, terra cotta, paintings, furniture, marble/pottery/wooden/leather/white & black metal/jute/woollen products, kalamkari, joothis, apparel, saris, bags, candles, paper craft, dhurris & carpets, fabric etc.                               
•          Performing artistes from Karnataka, Assam, Rajasthan and international youth cultural groups from the ICCR                                                                                                                     
•          Traditional foods                                                                                                              
•          Live craft demonstrations                                                                                           
•          Hair braiding, mehndi tattoos, face painting, pottery
  

 

 

Objectives Of Kala Madhyam Arts Mela [Info Source: Kala Madhyam]

•           To provide direct market opportunities for rural artisan communities
  
•           To promote cultural tourism in a sensitive manner
  
•           To bring folk life into the public domain 
  
•           To establish vibrant, dynamic and interactive spaces by which traditional art, craft and cultural forms can be revived, appreciated and respected
  
•          To create a forum for the interaction between potential clients: corporate sector, architects/interior design houses, donors, sponsors and the artisans
  
•          To enhance the awareness of artisans in the field of marketing and entrepreneurship
  
•          To encourage 50% participation of rural women crafts persons/groups
  
•          To engage the active and meaningful participation of individuals, corporates and donors in protecting and promoting culture
  

End OF MELA

THANK YOU

Coin Collection

One of the reason's i like photography this much, der is always something new that can be done, der is always something new to be discovered, der is always something that can be done in a different way :)

Celestial Smile

The Moon, Venus and Jupiter make a beautiful smile in the sky on 1st Dec 2008

After Photoshopping, this is how the moon looks...

Parking, a Common Sense?? NonSENSE!!

A car found parked right in the middle of the road. This is the kind of parking sense people have in bangalore. Very busy people!!

Place : RingRoad, near Dr. AIT. Check out the pictures.  

Dated: 14Nov2008

Kadalekai Parishe (ಕಡಲೆಕಾಯಿ ಪರಿಷೆ)

History of Kadalekai Parishe

In the past, Basavanagudi, was a farm land(including  Guttahalli, Mavalli, Dasarahalli ) where groundnut was cultivated at large. It is said that, on every full moon day a bull would charge into the fields spoiling the crops. The farmers then offered prayers to Basava (Nandi) in order to stop this and offer their first crop to Nandi. Eventually, an idol of Basava was found near by. It has been said that, the Idol was growing rapidly, and the farmers nailed an iron peg on the head of the idol, which is visible in the form of a trishula even to this date.

 Later in the year 1537, Kempe Gowda, dedicated a temple to ‘Dodda Basava’ on top of the Basavanagudi hillock and installed the Idol. This temple is known as Bull Temple. Ever since, the farmers from surrounding villages come here every year and offer their annual harvest of groundnut as offering to Lord Basava. This is accompanied by the annual fair, which is known as the Kadalekai Parishe.

Technical Fact

The area that is now the BMS College Of Engineering, was previously a farm land, where they use to grow the groundnuts. Well this is one of the connection between technology and agriculture J

 

Nearby places of attraction and historical significance

Its also said, that their exist an underground path(SurangaMaarga) between Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple, Gavipura, Guttahalli to Shivagange, Tumkur.

Built in the 16th century by Kempe Gowda, the founder of Bangalore, the Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple is an architectural marvel that attracts devotees by hordes. One of Bangalore's oldest temples, the Gavi Gangadhareshwara temple was built by Kempe Gowda in gratitude after being released from his five-year incarceration by Rama Raya.                                                                                                                                Built inside a natural cave in Gavipuram, the temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is carved out of a monolithic stone. The chief attractions of the Gavi Gangadhareshvara temple are the Granite Pillars two of which support mammoth discs representing the sun and the moon, while the other two have a Nandi figure at the top.    

On the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, the temple witnesses a unique phenomenon when the evening sun's rays passes through an arch between the horns of Nandi and falls directly on the linga inside the cave, thereby lighting up the idol inside. It is a phenomenon that is proof of the technical excellence of ancient architects, of their knowledge of astronomy combined with great architectural skill.

Source of information: Mom and Wikipedia.

  

Report : 25Nov2008

The humble peanut, also known as the poor man’s almond, is raised to an exalted status at this festival. The ambience distinctly resembles that of a village fair. The onslaught of technology has not changed this tradition. A long queue of devotees thronged the temple throughout the day taking turns to worship the sacred bull and to see the groundnuts.  

Some devotees also visit the Shivabhakta Bedara Kannappa temple and Renuka Yellamma temple, a small shrine, both of which are located within the Bull temple premises. On their way home they buy a bagful of groundnuts. A few families have a ‘groundnut picnic’ at the park adjacent to the temple.                       

The groundnut comes in various shades -- this is because they are either raw, boiled, roasted or salted. Some sell blocks of jaggery along with the groundnut. Groundnut is ‘Ying’ (hot) and jaggery is ‘Yang’ (cool) and they should be consumed together to strike a balance. The demography of the groundnut seller has changed over the years. There are a lot of groundnut growers and sellers who have come from Dharmapuri, the neighbouring horticulture district of Tamil Nadu. There is no rivalry among the groundnut sellers as each one of them wait for the customer destined for him. The selling rate is uniform, Rs 10 per litre (an aluminium measure with one litre capacity). Chinnaswamy from Dharmapuri has been coming here for the festival for the past 10 years. “A bag of 110 litres of groundnut sells at Rs 1,000 in the market,” he said.

No excuse.                       

There is no excuse for those who do not like groundnut. There is sugar-coated grams, puffed rice, tapioca wafers and other fried crispies. The rose pink, bright yellow and snow white piles of sugar candies are another traditional favourite. The students of the nearby BMS College have a marked preference for salted and fried crispies.

Source of information: bangalorebuzz

PhotoBlog: GroundNUT Celebration

Team Mate buying some GroundNUT J 

 

Sugarcane Juice

Flute

Pineapple

Bangles

Kadle Puri

Krazy Kernel

Spectacular

Bisi Bisi Kadalekai

Balloooon's

Decorative Jolada Kaddigalu

Colombus...Colombus...

ChatPat.. business of new india!!

Gaint Wheel

Watt an AFFAIR!!

INDIAN Kids Selling American Corn.. wat a pity L

"End of the day this is what most of us do"