Culture and Heritage
Culture and Heritage questions test folk deities, fairs, dance and music communities, painting schools and UNESCO listings, with an emphasis on matching an artefact to its place or community.
Deities and fairs
- Pabuji is honoured in Phad paintings and at the Kolu Pabuji fair; Tejaji at Parvatsar; Gogaji at Gogamedi; Ramdevji at Ramdevra.
- The Pushkar fair is held at Kartik Purnima; Gangaur and Teej are women-centred festivals; the Desert Festival is held at Jaisalmer.
Dance and music
- Ghoomar is a women's circular dance with Bhil roots; Kalbelia is the UNESCO-listed (2010) dance of the Sapera community; Bhavai uses balanced pots; Tera Tali is performed by Kamad women with manjeeras.
- Manganiyar and Langa are hereditary musician communities; Maand is a recognised Rajasthani musical style; the kamaycha and ravanhattha are characteristic instruments.
Art and architecture
- Phad (Shahpura), Pichwai (Nathdwara), Kavad (Chittorgarh), Thewa (Pratapgarh) and blue pottery (Jaipur) are the standard matches.
- The Hill Forts of Rajasthan (UNESCO, 2013) are Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambore, Amber, Jaisalmer and Gagron.
Worked example
Which Rajasthani dance is on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list? Reason: Kalbelia, inscribed in 2010 and performed by the Sapera community; Ghoomar is famous but not inscribed.
Traps
Kalbelia and Ghoomar are frequently swapped; Thewa belongs to Pratapgarh, not Jaipur; Pichwai belongs to Nathdwara, not Kishangarh; Kavad is a folded storytelling shrine, not a Jaipur painting style.