Art Heritage of Uttaranchal
Himalaya is a Sanskrit word meaning abode of snow. It is the tallest mountain
range, whose spiny ridges spread out halfway across the world's largest continent;
The formidable range with at least eighty peaks above 20,000 feet, the snow
covered silvery summits spread out beyond the horizon, gigantic glaciers, high
plateaux, the magnificent roaring dark gorges, are an awe inspiring spectacle
that transcends description.
But this great abode of snow is more than ice, snow and rock. Since antiquity
it has been home of a great diversity of people, who have developed many magnificent
cultures. With passage of time all these become one with the great wonderland,
Hill woman bedecked with Jewellery that is India.
Like many other, the culture of Garhwal and Kumaon have their rich and definite
contributions to the ocean of great Indian Culture.
The traditions folk art of the region was preserved in its original form, since
Garhwal and Kumaon were inaccessible in the past, due to the high mountain ranges
and rugged topography.
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