Design Resource
Aipan - Uttarakhand
Ritual Floor Painting
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Glossary of Words
• Jaunsari - local spoken language (dialect).
• Bhotiya - A caste of people in Uttarakhand, and their spoken language (dialect).
• Lepana - A coat or plastering.
• Puja Room - It is a place of worship where idols are placed and worshipping is performed.
• Mandap / Mandir - A stage made of wood is used to place idols of gods.
• Odhani - It is a traditional shawl/stole worn to cover the head.
• Geru - Natural clay of red colour made into solution by mixing water.
• Chauki - Seat for deities.
• Anthropomorphic figures - Human-like figures.
• Mortar - A grinding hole made of stone.
• Kalash - Pot decorated with ritual motifs and flowers.
• Kumaoni - People of the Kumaon division in the North-Eastern part of Uttarakhand speak the Kumaoni language comprising Uttarakashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Tehri, Pauri and Dehradun etc. districts Collectively called Kumaon.
• Garhwali - Local spoken Language (dialect) in the North-Western part of Uttarakhand, Comprising Bageshwar, Pithoragarh, Almora, Nainital, Champawat, and Udhamsingh Nagar etc. districts collectively called Garhwal.
