Paper I · 3 History of India & AP · 3.5.14 Performing arts, crafts and festivals
3.5.14.3 Crafts and festivals of Andhra: Kalamkari, Kondapalli, Etikoppaka, Sankranti and Gangamma jatara
Andhra's crafts, many with GI tags, include pen-drawn Srikalahasti and block-printed Machilipatnam Kalamkari, the light-wood toys of Kondapalli, the lacquered toys of Etikoppaka and famed handloom saris, while its festivals run from Sankranti and Ugadi to village-goddess jataras such as Tirupati's Gangamma jatara and Vizianagaram's Sirimanu festival.
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Key terms
- GI tag
- Srikalahasti Kalamkari
- pen
- Machilipatnam Kalamkari
- Pedana
- block printing
- natural dyes
- Kondapalli toys
- tella poniki
- Etikoppaka
- lacquer
- Varaha river
- Anakapalli
- Budithi bell and brass
- Bobbili veena
- jackfruit wood
- Durgi stone carving
- Nimmalakunta leather puppets
- Narsapur crochet lace
- Uppada Jamdani
- Venkatagiri
- Dharmavaram silk
- Mangalagiri
- Ponduru khadi
- Tirupati laddu
- Sankranti
- Bhogi
- Kanuma
- Haridasu
- Gangireddulu
- muggulu
- Ugadi
- Ugadi pachadi
- Gangamma jatara
- Tirupati
- veshalu
- Pydithalli Sirimanu
- Vizianagaram
- Atla Taddi
- Rottela Panduga
- Nellore
- Kanaka Durga Dasara
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