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    Aipan - Uttarakhand

    Ritual Floor Painting
    by
    Prof. Bibhudutta Baral, Aruna Kumari Y, Ankana Sen, Dinesh K Dandapat and Shruti K
    NID, Bengaluru
    Glossary of Words
     
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    • 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.

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