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Chadar Badar Structure with Puppets
2023
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
The Chadar Badar puppets are placed in a hut-like structure made of bamboo and wrapped with cloth on all sides. The performers carry this hut-like unit to the space of the performance.
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- Title: Chadar Badar Structure with Puppets
- Date Created: 2023
- Location: Purba Bardhaman
- Rights: www,banglanatak,com
- About the craft: Chadar Badar is an ancient form of indigenous puppetry of the Santhals, one of the largest indigenous groups of India. Traditionally, this form has been an important means of folk education, also making it a vehicle of their ancient language. Chadar Badar puppetry, a hallmark of the Santhali culture showcases the creativity and cultural vibrancy of the Santhals by narrating stories combined with songs, music and dance.
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