Culture of UP

Culture of UP

Folk Dance Forms

Swang, Charkula Dance, Raslila, Nautanki, Ahir Dance

Classical Dance

Kathak

Festivals

Diwali, Maha Kumbh, Janmashtmi, Vijayadasmi, Eid, Ram Navmi

Religious Places

Allahabad, Varanshi, Mathura, Ayodhya, Sarnath

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Fathehpur Sikri

(All 3 in Agra)

Paintings

Cave paintings of Sonbhadra and Chitrakoot

Mughal Art Paintings

Tribes

Aheria, Baiga Tribe, Patari, Agariya

Craft Forms

Chikan work, Embroidery, Furniture, Clay toys, Carpet Weaving, Silk, Bangles, Brassware work, Zardozi

Important Personalities in Music and Art

Ustad Bismillah Khan, Kathak wizard Birju Maharaj, tabla maestro Kishan Maharaj, Baba Allauddin Khan and his disciples Pt. Ravi Shankar and Ustad Vilayat Khan; ghazal singers Begum Akhtar, Rasoolan Bai, Girija Devi