ABSTRACT:
This research paper mainly describes the main features of rock paintings of Bastar, southern part of Chhattisgarh. The specialty of the rock paintings found in the Bastar division is that the feet and palms are mainly depicted in these paintings. The tradition of worshiping rock paintings by the tribes of Bastar region has been there for centuries. This research paper also describes the rock paintings and associated material scattered around the rock paintings. In this research paper, there is also a detailed description of the worship and festival related to the rock paintings by the tribes, such as the worships like Bagha Vida, Kollam and Pitar paksha, in which the pictures related to the rock paintings are still alive in the paintings of the tribes.
Cite this article:
Mishra, Tirkey and Besra (2023). Ethno archaeological study of rock paintings of Bastar region. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-A: SOCIAL-SCIENCE), 29(2), pp. 1-20. DOI:DOI: https://doi.org/10.52228/JRUA.2023-29-2-1
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