Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal

Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal is a cultural institution based in Udaipur in Rajasthan state in India engaged in studying folk art, culture, songs and festivals of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh and to popularise and propagate folk arts, folk dances and folk literature. It was set up in 1952 by Mihir Chaudhary. The institution has a museum that exhibits collection of folk articles from Rajasthan like rural-dresses, ornaments, puppets, masks, dolls, folk musical instruments, folk deities and paintings. There is puppet theater (Kathputli) too where puppet shows are held at regular intervals.

Museum

It includes a museum dedicated to folk art of Rajasthan.

Wall sculptures
  • Chavanda Mata
  • Amaj Mata
  • Narsing Mata
  • Kala Bheru
  • Sadu Mata
  • Kalaji - Goraji
  • Sand Mata
  • Rebari dev
  • Ramu-Keval Devi
Other items
  • Ritual pots
  • Mask
  • Painting of Ganesha
  • Place of worship for Mataji
  • Wood painting
  • Drawing
  • Radha, Krishna and the gopis
  • Hanuman (Ramleela)
  • Full-sized puppet
  • Full-sized puppet
  • Full-sized puppet
  • Full-sized puppet
  • Full-sized puppet
  • Full-sized puppet with mask
  • Design for henna tattoos
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