Volume-VI, Issue-V, September, 2020 |
প্রসঙ্গ গণগৌর ব্রত, প্রেক্ষাপট কোলকাতা : একটি সার্বিক আলোচনা শুভঙ্কর মণ্ডল, সিনিয়র রিসার্চ ফেলো, ইউ.জি.সি. নেট, শিল্পের ইতিহাস বিভাগ, দৃশ্যকলা অনুষদ, রবীন্দ্র ভারতী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, কলকাতা, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Received: 02.05.2020 | Accepted: 18.05.2020 | Published Online: 31.05.2020 | Page No: 15-27 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.6.issue.05W.064 | |||||||
Gangaur
Brata, Context: Kolkata – A Comprehensive Discussion Shubhankar Mondal, Senior Research Fellow, UGC-NET, Department of History of Art, Faculty of Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
The people of India celebrate various types of ritualistic ceremonies. Most of the rituals are
related with women and their domestic lifestyle. In the folk culture of India, the women of
this country have created their own world. This world is constructed by their emotions,
desires, expectances and their imaginations. They observe many vows and ceremonial rites
for worshiping their gods and goddesses and for fulfilling their earthly desires and
altruistic wishes. ‘Gangour’ is considerd as one of the biggest, colourful, traditional and
retualiatic festivals of Marwari community and others in Rajasthan. Even wherever they
have migrated, they have carried their tradition and culture. In West Bengal, specially in
Kolkata and around the city, Gangour festival is celebrated by local Marwaris with a
splendid manner. Every year, before the time of Gangour, the artisans of Kumartuli are
engaged themselves for creating the clay images of God ‘Isar’, Goddess ‘Gora’ and others
related with the occation. It has a great significance and importance in the field of folk art
and culture. In this paper, the researcher tried to showcase a clear vision of this particular
vow and gave an analytical discussion on it. This paper also concentrated on the role of
local artists of Kumartuli and their creations in the context of this festival. there is a
comparative discussion between Gangour and the other rituals and vows of Bengal,
observed by the Bengali women. Key Words: Gangour, Marwari, Kumartuli, Vow, Ritual, Kolkata. |