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Hatum Tribal market became the center of attraction in the Rajyotsava exhibition

  • PhD student Bhenu Thakur with her colleague,made Chhattisgarhi jewelry manufacturing as a means of self-employment
  • More than 100 people are promoting Chhattisgarhi culture by joining this stream of self-employment
  • This is the same jewelery that the artists wore during the Tribal Dance Festival

Raipur (thestates.news): The Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava Mela, which has been going on for the last five days, witnessed a tremendous, crowd of people on Sunday as well. People from all the districts of the state along with their families were seen enjoying the fair and the exhibition organized here. In the Rajyotsava fair, Chhattisgarhi jewelery attracted the villagers as well as the urban people. Urban girls could be seen filled with enthusiasm as they tried on wearing these traditional ornaments of Chhattisgarh. It is noteworthy that these traditional ornaments  include Suta, Arai, Rupiya mala, kardhani, Banuvaria, Kakni, Mundri, Parry, kathal, Lachha, Beechhiya, Nagmoti etc.

The Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava Mela, which has been going on for the last five days, witnessed a tremendous, crowd of people on Sunday as well. People from all the districts of the state along with their families were seen enjoying the fair and the exhibition organized here. In the Rajyotsava fair, Chhattisgarhi jewelery attracted the villagers as well as the urban people. Urban girls could be seen filled with enthusiasm as they tried on wearing these traditional ornaments of Chhattisgarh. It is noteworthy that these traditional ornaments  include Suta, Arai, Rupiya mala, kardhani, Banuvaria, Kakni, Mundri, Parry, kathal, Lachha, Beechhiya, Nagmoti etc.

Bhenu Thakur, the operator of this Chhattisgarhi jewelery stall and her colleague Pritesh Sahu  informed that Hatum is a Gondi word which means marketplace. Hatum is a platform in which items made by different tribes are sold. This includes the materials, jewelery and clothes used by the Gond, Dhurwa, Oraon and Baiga tribes. It also includes ornaments made of gilt, which include suta, reached, rupiya mala,kardhani  banuvaria, kakni, mundri, pairi etc. Items made of bamboo, wood and grass include piswa, gappa, small purse, paniya (comb), pedha, and chataai. The market is also known for selling  garlands and paijans made from the seeds of Sihadi used as ornaments by the Dhurva tribe. The ornaments used by all the tribes include Jhaling, Phundra, Couri’s makeup, Nerk mala, etc. Along with this, the clothes used by the tribal groups include sarees, gamchas, masks, coats, kurtas, bags and etc. Ms. Bhenu Thakur express s gratitutde towards the Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel and thanked him for the opportunity given to the tribal youth to establish their identity in this festival.