ICH Documentary on Sawai Madhopur Back
ICH Sawai Madhopur chapter created a holistic documentary showing the different aspects of the cultural heritage of this city. Sawai Madhopur is a city in Rajasthan. Ranthambhore National Park is 14 km away from the city. The city is visited by a lot of tourists due to its natural and cultural heritage. Madhopur only has one main entrance and people of all religion live here in unity and peace.
Sawai Madhopur is known as the city of temples because the city has temples of historical importance. Out of which two are very important. First is located on the banks of the Chambal river. It is an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The other one is the popular Trinetra Ganesh temple. It is the three-eyed Ganesh temple, which is the only one in our country. It is an internationally known temple and every year lot of believers visit this temple.
This city is of historical importance because it is as many forms of cultural heritage and these need to be preserved. INTACH has taken initiatives for the same. The documentary shows the various cultural and natural heritage of this place. Bangle making is a popular vocation in Madhopur, and this tradition is still followed here. In terms of arts, artisans of this place have kept the traditional practices alive. People still make products out of the mud. A lot of wood and stone sculptures and carvings are done in Madhopur. Another interesting form of art is made through a form of grass khas. Today artisans are making a variety of products using khas grass.
The paintings of Madhopur are internationally acclaimed. INTACH Madhopur chapter played a role in this by helping artists like Babu Lal Ji. He does different kinds of paintings and has taught more than 300 people, who have now started independent ventures. His family has been historically related to the royal court as painters
However, all of these artisans feel that they are not able to make adequate money with their art products due to lack of government support and market and there are high chances of their culture disappearing. Thus, through this documentary ICH is starting the conversation on the importance of preserving the intangible cultural heritage of Sawai Madhopur.
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