Sohrai - Wikipedia Sohrai This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2017 ) Sohrai is a festival of Santal and oraon people of the Indian states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Orisa, Chattisgarh and West Bengal. It is a cattle worship festival and is celebrated during October - November ( in Ranchi ), December -- January ( in Dumka ) In Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand an indigenous art form is practised by the women. Ritualistic art is done on mud walls to welcome the harvest and to celebrate the cattle. Legend Marang Buru ( God of mountain ), Jaher Ayo ( Goddess of forest ) and the elder sister of the Santhals would descend on earth from heaven to visit their brothers. Arts The women clean their houses and decorate their walls with murals of Sohrai arts. This art form has continued since 10,000 - 4,000 BC. It was prevalent mostly in caves, but shifted to houses with mud walls. Bhelwara Sohrai This Sohrai art form is usually either monochromatic or colorful. The people coat the wall with a layer of white mud, and while the layer is still wet, they draw with their fingertips on it. Their designs range from flowers and fruits to various other nature - inspired designs. The cow dung that was earlier used to cake the walls of the house is used to add colour. The dark outline is visible due to the previously applied contrasting white mud coat. Sohrai artists are spontaneous in their drawing. Little pre-planning is evident. The canvases range up to 12 x 18 feet... The designs are usually drawn from the artist 's memory. The personal experience of the artist, and their interaction with nature are the biggest influence. Girls are little educated or uneducated. This form of art is derived from the study of nature The harvest festival is the time of the year when they exhibit their artistic skills and expressions. Every year, after the festival is over, the drawings and patterns created during this time are erased. This festival usually takes place in the month October or November for three days. References Jump up ^ 1949 -, Singh, Ajit Kumar, ( 1997 ). Land use, environment and economic growth in India. MD Publ. ISBN 8175330252. OCLC 313224070. `` Tribals celebrate Sohrai with fervour - Times of India ''. The Times of India. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 19. Division., India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Publications ( 2002 ). Indian tribes through the ages. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. ISBN 8123003285. OCLC 54918298. This article related to an Indian festival or holiday is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sohrai&oldid=815190880 '' Categories : Festivals in India Diwali Indian festival stubs Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from May 2017 All articles needing additional references All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Esperanto Edit links This page was last edited on 13 December 2017, at 09 : 07. About Wikipedia

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