The Chhattisgarh Festivals describe the

multi-hued tale of cultural ecstasy of the

state. The Sanskritik Chhattisgarh can be
described by the inscriptions of the ancient
times. They have scripted the history of many
tribal and non-tribal festivals. From Dussera
and Madhai in Bastar to Rajim Kumbh, the
state is brimming with a pulsating palate of
festivals.

Bastar Dussera: The world famous Bastar

festival
which
is
the
longest
celebration in the state.In Bastar the
festival is celebrated for 10 days.
Here,
the
tribal
people celebrate
Dussehra as a congregation of Devi Maoli
(Bastar's native deity) and all her
sisters.

This local celebration involves the full time

participation from all the village people.
The whole village gears up for the
celebration, every member makes their own
preparation from their end. Village people of
diverse tribes and castes gear up for it.
Hundreds of priests bring flower-bedecked
local deities to the Danteshwari temple in
Jagdalpur, arriving with all pomp and show.

Bastar Madhai: In Sanskritik Chhattisgarh,

Madhai festival is celebrated by the tribes of
Kanker and Bastar regions, to worship the
local Goddess. It travels through the year
from one place of the state to another from
December to March.

The procession of the local goddesses is

taken at a large scale. Thousands of people
attend the ceremony, which starts with a
procession of the local Goddess, followed by
worship of the same. The event is celebrated
with tribal dances, folk songs, and tribal
theatre held in the open grounds to praise
the Goddess. The Madai festival is a grand
collective festival that connects all the
various tribes of Chhattisgarh by a common
thread.

The craftsmen of Chhattisgarh have gracefully

utilized the local available resources by
making artifacts of metal and wood are proof
of a fertile imagination. Using available
resources, tribals have evolved a rich craft
of traditions and continue to create works of
art in iron, bell metal and terracotta.

Bell metal: Metal casting is the most

distinguished
craft
of
Sanskritik
Chhattisgarh. In different regions of the
state, this art is practiced. Made of 60
percent copper and 40 percent zinc, bell
metal is casted using the lost wax process,
which interestingly continues to be carried
out in the same way as it was when first
used.

Iron work: Recycled scrap iron forms the main

raw material for this craft. It is used to
create not just decorative artifacts but also
household objects and farm equipment.

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