Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal is a cultural institution based in
Udaipur
Udaipur () ( ISO 15919: ''Udayapura''), historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarter of Udaipur district. It is the historic cap ...
in
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
state in
India
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engaged in studying folk art, culture, songs and festivals of Rajasthan,
Gujarat
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and
Madhya Pradesh
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and to popularise and propagate folk arts, folk dances and folk literature. It was founded by Padam Shri Late Devi Lal Samar in the year 1952. 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
File:Chavanda Mata, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Chavanda Mata
File:Amaj Mata, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Amaj Mata
File:Narsing Mata, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Narsing Mata
File:Kala Bheru, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Kala Bheru
File:Sadu Mata, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Sadu Mata
File:Kalaji - Goraji, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Kalaji - Goraji
File:Sand Mata, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Sand Mata
File:Rebari dev, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Rebari dev
File:Ramu-Keval Devi, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Ramu-Keval Devi
File:Bearded knight with scepter, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg
File:Bearded knight with lance, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg
File:Knight with lance, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg
File:Four-arm goddess on a tiger, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg
File:Four-arm goddess on a horse, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg
; Other items
File:Ritual pots, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Ritual pots
File:Yellow mask of woman, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Mask
File:Ganesh, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Painting of Ganesha
File:Mataji ka devra, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Place of worship for Mataji
File:Woman in red sari performing puja, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Wood painting
File:Ganesh and other characters, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg
File:Wedding, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Drawing
File:Radha, Krishna and the gopis, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Radha, Krishna and the gopis
File:Hanuman (Ramleela), folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Hanuman (Ramleela)
File:Kanjari, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Full-sized puppet
File:Rai, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Full-sized puppet
File:Bhopa, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Full-sized puppet
File:Bhopin, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Full-sized puppet
File:Kanjar, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Full-sized puppet
File:Raibudia, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Full-sized puppet with mask
File:Design for henna tattoos, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg, Design for henna tattoos
File:Hirna Raxas, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg
File:Hirannakush, folk art, Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum, Udaipur, India.jpg
References
Devi Lal Samar the Visionary Behind The Bharatiya Lok Kala MandalBLKM
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Museums in Rajasthan
Cultural organisations based in India
Museums established in 1952
Folk art museums and galleries
Organisations based in Udaipur
Puppet theaters
Puppet museums
Tourist attractions in Udaipur
Rajasthani folklore
Puppetry in India
1952 establishments in Rajasthan
Buildings and structures in Udaipur
Museums in Udaipur
Culture of Udaipur