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GS Answer Writing – Heritage of Rajasthan: Performing & fine Art, Handicraft, Architecture, and Major sites of World Heritage and Tourism in Rajasthan । अनुवाद
Kavad is a painted folding wooden mobile miniature temple
● Traditional Business of Khairadiya Community of Bassi village of chittorgarh.
● Prominent artist – Mangilal Mistri
● Generally, The Kavad is coloured with red, and mythological stories from Mahabharat and Ramayan are painted with black color on it.
● Along with the narration of the story, the doors of the Kavad keep opening and when all The doors are opened, the idols of Ram, Lakshman and Sita are shown.
It was Started during the reign of Rao Surjan. Later, Shatrusal constructed Rang Mahal. Reign of ummed singh is considered its Golden time. He constructed Chitrshala (2m m bhi puch skte hen ise) ,a gallery of murals called the ‘Heaven of Murals.’
Features →
● Initially, it had the impact of the Mewar school; later, Mughal as well as European styles also influenced
● Prominent painters → Dalu, Ramlal, Sadhuram , Raghunath (Trick → DRS lelo)
● Use of Green and Blue colour
● Important Paintings and themes :
○ Raag Ragini, Barahmasa, Procession of rulers; water ponds; Birds and animals
○ Krishna leela events like upholding govardhan mountain
○ Animal Hunting : Rao ummed singh is shown hunting wild boar.
On the basis of location, architecture and utility, forts can be classified into various categories(Acharya chanakya-4 categories,Acharya shukra -9 categories). Some important types of forts are as follows :
- Auduk Durg or water fort are the forts which are surrounded by water, eg. Gagron Fort.
- Giri Durg or hill fort is situated on a high mountain. Most of the forts of Rajasthan fall under this category.
- Dhanvan Durg is the fort constructed in the desert, eg. Jaisalmer Fort.
- Van Durg is the fort built in the dense rugged forest, eg. Siwana Fort.
- Airan Fort is the fort which is inaccessible due to ditches, thorns and stones, eg. Chittor Fort and Jalore Fort
- Parikh Durg is the fort which has a large ditch around it ,i.e., Fort of Bharatpur, Junagarh of Bikaner.
- Paaridh Durg are the forts which are fortified with big walls, like Chitor, Jaisalmer.
- Sainya Durg is the fort where soldiers who are intelligent in planning and strategy of war live.
- Sahay Durg is the fort, where brave and mutually cordial bandhav people reside.
Among these all, Chittorgarh fort possesses all qualities except Dhanvan durga.
Salient features:
All the specific features of forts cited in the ancient texts i.e.,Giri,Dhanvan,van etc. can be seen in the forts of Rajasthan.
- strong ramparts i.e., Chittorgarh
- Strong boundary walls i.e., Kumbhalgarh
- impregnable bastions
- deep trenches around the fort i.e., Junagarh fort
- secret entrance and tunnel
- armory inside the fort i.e., Jaigarh
- water tanks i.e., ranthambore, chittorgarh
- places and residential areas for soldiers
- Temples inside the forts i.e. jagat shiromani(amer), kumbhaswami(kumbhalgarh)
The forts of Rajasthan, renowned for their imposing structures and strategic designs, symbolize the region’s rich cultural heritage and military strength, blending indigenous styles with Mughal and Rajput architectural traditions.
Paper 4 (Comprehension part) – अनुवाद
Day 27 | 90 Days RAS Mains 2025 Answer Writing
