Presenting the essence of Indian culture and varied folk art, this year the 29th lokrang festival is underway at Ravindra Bhawan. Featuring an exhibition based on multidimensional forms of earthen pots and sea jewels, ‘Sindhuja’ and other departmental exhibitions are organised by the Directorate of Public Relation, Madhya Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Pilgrimage and Fair Authority and with a Museum Shop, Chinhari, of Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum.
The theme based exhibition, Sindhuja, is centered on multidimensional forms and usage of earthen pots in addition to display of sea shells and sea jewels in natural and artistic world of creativity. The exhibition presents multidimensional forms and traditional artistic world of earthen pots in Indian communities. Decorating the earthen pots is still a living craft in our country. India has a wide and varied tradition of ornamenting earthen pots. Shapes and patterns vary from community to community and from province to province.
There is also an interesting variety of richly decorated pots for important occasions like initiation ceremonies, weddings etc. This exhibition aims to revive the usage of earthen pots and create space for earthen pots in our households once again. In Indian tradition, the unending expansion of water universe is being narrated in many forms. The sea jewels; conch shells, pearls, sea shells and other natural art jewels found in sea are of various shapes and sizes. Conch shells are widely use on various occasions and religious celebrations. Besides having scientific significance, these jewels also have Ayurvedic importance. This year in the lokrang festival, with display of sea jewels, this aesthetic aspect of nature in miscellaneous forms is presented in a unique form.
In other departmental exhibitions; Directorate of Public Relation, Madhya Pradesh, portraying the multidimensional development of Madhya Pradesh and the Madhya Pradesh Pilgrimage and Fair Authority, various cultural and religious fairs at different places of the State is being displayed through photographs. With this, demonstrating cum sale of ethnic tribal furniture including stool, chair, swing, tribal paintings etc are on display in a Museum Shop, Chinhari, of Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum.