Exploring the vibrant and beautiful festival of Malwa region, the artists in the workshop Sanjha Phooli made the motif of 'Ghevar' and recited songs related Sanja festival at Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum on Sunday.
This cultural festival of Sanja is especially celebrated by unmarried girls and it is said that their wishes are fulfilled after drawing motifs, images during the festival. Malwa region's folk songs and hymns will be recited by girls during evening hours. Highlighting the same, the participating female artists adorn in coulurful and traditional costume in evening hours presented songs in the Sangrahalaya premises in evening hours.
The song performed 'gaadi neeche jiro byou saat sheliyan ji, gaadi rdaki kounpal phooti, saat saheliyan ji', defines- seven girls communicating to each other and singing songs which means that through from different support and mediums such as seeds, vegetables, attires girls somehow manage to get jewelry but seeing this her mother -in-law got irritated. Other song of the evening wasm 'naani si gaadi rudkti jaye, jime me baithaya sanja bai'. This song reveals - Sanja is sitting on a motion cart and her jewelries and costumes are also moving with is motion cart and enjoying all this actions.
The image 'Ghevar' made on canvas on this occasion represents love- affection and prosperity use in various rituals. Young artists from Ujjain namely Swati Ukhle, Sohni Panwar, Barkha Malwi, Damini Chauhan and Pooja Mure are participating in the workshop underway in the Tribal Museum. Visitors will be given free entry during this workshop which is to be continued till October 4.