The mask depicts the character the dancer is performing. Paper, mud, and clay are the main ingredients required to prepare a Chhau masks. The masks are painted in pastel shades and have a frank ...

He has been at the forefront of keeping the family tradition of making Chhau masks alive despite the fact that the income is “seasonal” and doesn’t pay much unless customers are interested ...

While, the Seraikela and Purulia subgenres of Chhau use masks during the dance, the Mayurbhanj Chhau uses none. Masks form an integral part of Chhau dance in Purulia and Seraikella styles.

Elaborate Purulia Chhau masks of Durga, Shiva and Ganesha with ... "When it comes to Indian masks, it is very difficult to draw the line between the religious and non-religious.

Meanwhile, the exhibition cum workshop on ‘Seraikela Chhau Mask Making’ was also inaugurated. The six days’ exhibition and workshop will continue till March 18. Eminent Mask Making Guru ...

Apart from Purulia, Chhau is also practiced in Seraikella (Jharkhand) and Mayurbhanj (Odisha). The three versions differ considerably and apart from the Mayurbhanj version, the other two are performed ...

Although removing the mask is a strict no-no in Chhau, Mousumi and the girls had to do that to prove to the audience that they were indeed women. Sudip Bhui, coordinator and head-in-charge of the ...

Its three distinct styles hail from the regions of Seraikella, Purulia and Mayurbhanj, the first two using masks. Chhau dance is intimately connected to regional festivals, notably the spring festival ...

Back in 2019, the traditional Chhau mask-making industry in Purulia, West Bengal, was well known among tourists with around 150 families involved. Even two years back, Umacharan Sutradhar ...

Srikalapith has 35 students learning Seraikela Chhau and mask-making. The school also plans to start a Chhau music school in the near future. As for now, it aims to provide a three-year diploma course ...

Nepal Chandra Sutradhar, the chhau mask maker and dancer from Purulia, was posthumously given the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award. Majhi, who was conferred with the Padma Shri ...