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Navratra in Jammu : The Ultimate Celebration of AdiShakti’s Power and Grace
Navratra a Hindu festival where AdiShakti is celebrated and worshipped comes four times a year according to the lunar calendar. Vasanta Navaratri or Chaitra Navratri that comes during spring season, that is, March-April, Ashadha Navaratri,…
Duggar Naag Panchami-Jammu, the Land of Naagas
Dogras of Jammu region celebrate Naag Panchami on the Panchami of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapad month.
Jammu is the land of the Naagas and Naag worship is centuries old in the region. Not only are Naag revered and killing them considered a…
Mubarak Mandi
Mubarak Mandi is the soul of Dogra people & the epicentre of Jammu and India’s modern history.
It is a fact that if you want to squash a voice, you erase their history & self-esteem. Mubarak Mandi under previous governments has…
Preserving the Dying Folk Art of Parola to Keep Jammu’s Cultural Identity Alive
Folk art and traditions make us unique, telling the story of who we are are and where we have been. They must be preserved at all costs.
One such folk art of Jammu Region is PAROLA , using Mitti (Mud) Parola ( white clay) Goti ( mud…
Basohli-Pahari Paintings of Jammu
Basohli Pahari Paintings are literally paintings from the hills of Jammu.
They have been acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements in the realm of Indian art.
Basohli paintings flourished under the rule of Dogra Rajas.
राजें दी मंडी || Oral History || Mubarak Mandi Palace Jammu
Sh. Deepak Raina (65 years Old), Residence of Kuchha 88 Nahar Singh, Panjtirthi Jammu
The Grandson of Pandit Mansa Ram ji Raina, who was the Raj Vaidya of Royal Family and official Vachaspati of Maharani Charak wife of Maharna Pratap…