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RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY & Kalyanasougandhikam’ highlights FESTIVALS ...................................... 1 the fi ne classicism of Kathakali ...........................23 Attukal Pongala: the feast for millions ...............1 Anubhava Mandapa at Basavakalyan .................2 4. PAINTING, LITERATURE OTHER ART FORMS .................................. 25 Kavutheendal ceremony of the Meena Bharani festival ............................................................3 Batik painting .............................................................25 Global Basava Jayanti ................................................4 Monpa Handmade Paper Industry ....................25 The Miyas of Assam, and their Gond art in the street culture of char-chapori culture ..................................................5 Singapore ....................................................................26 Tharu Tribe ....................................................................6 Signifi cance of world’s oldest cave Buddhist monastery discovered in painting discovered in Indonesia .......................27 Jharkhand ......................................................................7 Sanghakkali ...................................................................9 5. HISTORICAL EVENTS .....................29 Chauri Chaura Centenary Celebrations ............29 2. ARCHITECTURE & SCULPTURE .......12 The Jallianwala massacre .......................................29 Hampi stone chariot now gets protective Remembering Peshawar’s Qissa Khwani ring .................................................................................12 Bazaar massacre ........................................................31 PM Modi named Somnath Temple trust chairman ......................................................................12 6. PERSONALITIES ............................32 Sculptors take center stage at Yadadri .............13 Thiruvalluvar ...............................................................32 No records of chilla adjacent to 125th anniversary celebrations of Charminar: ASI ...........................................................13 ‘Prabuddha Bharata’ ................................................32 Odisha to give facelift to 11th century Pagri Sambhal Diwas ...............................................33 Lingaraj Temple .........................................................14 Inscription on Vijayanagar king’s death Idol of Devi Annapurna to be returned by Canada ..........................................................................16 discovered ...................................................................34 Citizenship of Buddha: Beyond India Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s and Nepal war of words.........................................16 100th death anniversary ........................................34 Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, a 3-Storey Sree Narayana Guru ................................................35 Structure with Nagara Style Architecture ........17 Chaolung Sukapha ...................................................36 Mata Chintpurni temple ........................................18 Purandara Dasa .........................................................37 3. MUSIC, DANCE & DRAMA ...............20 7. MISCELLANEOUS ..........................39 Pulikali- A Tiger Dance of Kerela ........................20 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2021 .......39 The Chhau mask .......................................................21 INTACH Madurai launches replicas of a Thang-Ta ......................................................................21 Pandya coin as souvenirs.......................................39 Gatka .............................................................................21 Siddi community .......................................................40 Jallikattu to be conducted in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka government to develop Nandi but with restrictions .................................................22 Hills as an international tourist destination ...41 Tholpavakoothu, the traditional Aesthetic Dhokra Decorative Pieces puppetry of Kerala ...................................................23 Added to the Tribes India Collection ................42 Adopt a Heritage: Apni Dharohar, Apni World Heritage Sites in India: ..............................46 Pehchaan......................................................................43 India’s nomination for 2020 World How ‘3 prior pandemics’ triggered massive Heritage List................................................................48 societal shifts? ............................................................43 Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior, Orchha on National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) ............................................................45 UNESCO World Heritage Cities List ...................49 International Day for Monuments Singapore’s beloved street hawker culture, and Sites .......................................................................46 now a UNESCO ‘Intangible Heritage’ ...............49 ********** 1 RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY & FESTIVALS 1 Attukal Pongala: the feast for millions Context: The famed Pongala, which is said to be the largest congrega on of women in the world in connec on with the annual fes val at A ukal Bhagavathy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram celebrated on February 27 this year. Important facts about Attukal Pongala Festival Attukal Pongala is a 10-day religious festival celebrated at the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram of Kerala. The festival is devoted to Attukal Devi or Attukalamma. It is a women-centric festival. The pongala preparation starts with the ritual called ‘Aduppuvettu’. On the ninth day, there is a huge gathering of millions of women in the temple surroundings. These women prepare a divine food made of rice in earthen pots and off er it to the Attukal Amma (Goddess of the Temple). The off ering is made by valiyachennellu, native organic This variety is rich in iron content. This is the earliest Pongala festival in Kerala. The festival is marked as the largest annual gathering of women by the Guinness World Records. Attukal Bhagavathy Temple The Attukal Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu religious shrine, dedicated to Goddess Bhadrakali (Kannaki), the main deity of the temple. There are two idols of the Goddess in the sanctum sanctorum. Architecture: The temple structure is a harmonious conglomeration of both Kerala and Tamil styles of architecture. Sculptures: " The beautifully carved fi gures of Mahishasuramarddini, Goddess Kali, Rajarajeswari, Sree Parvathy with Lord Paramasivaare depicted with other Gods. " The corridors walls also adorn the epic stories of the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu viz., the “Desavathara”. " On the southern Gopura, the puranic story of “Dakshayaga” is depicted in sculptures. GSSCORE www.iasscore.in 1 CURRENT AFFAIRS YEARLY COMPILATION | ART & CULTURE| Some important famous festivals of Kerala Onam - The National Festival of Kerala It is a harvest festival celebrated by Malayalis. The festival is celebrated to commemorate King Mahabali, whose spirit is said to visit Kerala at the time of Onam. The earliest known reference to Onam is found in Maturaikkaaci – a Sangam-era Tamil poem. Onam is celebrated by making Pookkalam (the fl ower rangolis). Other rituals are also performed which includes-Vallam Kali (the boat races), Pulikali (the tiger dances), Kummattikali (mask dances), Onathallu (martial arts), among others. Thiruvathira The Thiruvathira festival falls on the asterism Thiruvathira in the Malayalam month of Dhanu (December-January). The ArdraDarshan celebrated in Tamil Nadu corresponds to Thiruvathira of Kerala It is considered to be high auspicious to worship Siva and the