Gauhar/Delhi: Kannada film Kantara is in great discussion all over the world. The writer, director, and lead actor of this film Rishabh Shetty has played the character of Daiva Panjurli in the film, for which he has also received many awards. Actually, Bhootkola festival is celebrated in many villages of South India and especially in Karnataka, in which the dancers perform religious dance wearing the mask of Shri Varaha Avatar i.e. Panjuri. It is considered an important part of the festival and it is believed that those who perform it are blessed by the divine Panjuri.
Panjurli is a deity whose form is shown in the film Kantara. The real form of Daiva Panjurli shown in this film is in the Shri Varaha incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The sight of this deity is considered important in Indian festivals and people often go to South India and Karnataka to see it in the Bhootkola festival. Now, you can visit Daiva Panjurli in Delhi also. National Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy, located in Pragati Maidan area of Delhi, where you can see the sculptures of Daiwa Panjurli. Here you can also get information about the history and importance of this deity.
Daiva came from Bihar to see Panjurli.
Avinash, who is a resident of Bihar, told that he had come to Delhi especially to see this museum, because he was very interested to see the sculptures of the exact shape of Daiva Panjurli shown in the film Kantara. When he came to know that all this was present in this museum in Delhi and its entire history could be read and heard, he could not be stopped. A person named Harsh told that he loves this kind of craft very much and he has also seen the film Kantara. He had no expectation that such exact sculptures of Daiva Panjurli would have been made here, but when he saw here, his mind became spell-free.
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To come here, one will have to get down from Blue Line Metro at Pragati Maidan, Supreme Court Metro station. As soon as you come out of Gate No. 1, you will reach the museum in 10 to 15 minutes by any rickshaw. This museum remains closed only on Mondays, otherwise you can come here on any other day from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. To go to this museum, you will not have to pay any kind of ticket fee. To listen to history in Hindi or English only with headphones, you will have to pay an amount of Rs 60 to Rs 100.
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first published : February 12, 2024, 10:38 IST
