Culture Tours to Uttaranchal
Serene, calm and Peaceful. Blessed with natural beauty and divine bliss, Uttaranchal is a place where heaven meet earth. Amidst the serene and calm environs people of Uttaranchl live their life to the fullest through its rich and colorful culture. Destination India Tourism offers to take you to this culturally rich state through its online booking of culture tours to Uttaranchal.
Known as Devbhoomi or the land of gods, it finds mention in the kedar-khand of Skanda Puran. Uttaranchal is a place with rich and vibrant culture. It has age-old customs that the people in Uttaranchal still follow.
The art, architecture and sculpture of Uttaranchal have a distinctive style of their own. Local style is used in architecture and is known as 'Himadri'. Temples of Almora, Jageshwar, Katarmal etc. are an apt example of this style of architecture. The idols made of bronze and rock etc. are a proof of Uttaranchal's rich sculpture heritage. Woodcraft is also an impotant craft here and source of income in this region of India.
The Pahari Kalam or Pahari style of painting was also discovered in Uttaranchal. Aipan is a popular art form, still practiced in Uttaranchal, in which geometric patterns and sometimes figures are made on walls, papers etc. Other styles of paintings practiced in Uttaranchal are peeth, wall paintings, patas and Rangwali-a unique cloth design. Folk literature of Uttaranchal is also very rich.
Uttaranchali folks adorn very simple attire. Men wear white kurta and churidar pyjama whereas women wear lehnga choli and dupatta. Pichora a dupptta in yellow colour with red polka dots is typical of this region and is worn by all married women in special occasions like marriage etc. Big Nath (nose ring) is also a piece of jewellery typical of this region and considered a status symbol.
There are varieties of fairs held in Uttaranchal on almost every important occasion and most of them are associated with different festivals of Uttaranchal. Besides there are variety of folk dances and songs for almost every occasion, which people of Uttaranchal enjoy wholeheartedly to forget their daily hardships.
Folk songs of Uttaranchal:
Basanti
Mangal
Jaggar
Bajuband
Chounphula and Jhumeila
Chhura etc.
Folk dances of Uttaranchal:
Jhodaa
Bhotiya dance
Pandava dance
Langvir Dance etc.
Best time to visit Uttaranchal:
Best time to visit the place is in summers when the weather is pleasant.
Accessibility:
Airports:
Jolly Grant, Dehradun
Pantnagar
Railheads:
Ramnagar
Haldwani
Kathgodam
Tanakpur
Haridwar
Rishikesh
Road:
Uttaranchal is well connected with the road network.
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