The document summarizes the local culture, arts, and crafts of Amaravati, a village in Andhra Pradesh, India. It was formerly the capital of the Satavahana kingdom and is an important Buddhist site containing a large stupa. Traditional arts discussed include Kuchipudi dance, Burrakatha folk performances, Kalamkari fabric painting, and handicrafts like wooden toys and textiles. Local crafts showcase artistic heritage through mediums like leather puppetry, weaving, and natural dye techniques.

1. LOCAL CULTURE, ARTS AND
CRAFTS OF AMARAVATI
PRESENTED BY
SIMI SAYED
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2. AMARAVATI’S LOCAL CULTURE
 AMARAVATI IS A VILLAGE IN GUNTUR DISTRICT OF
ANDRAPRADESH
 IT IS LOCATED IN THE BANKS OF KRISHNA RIVER
 IT IS A HERITAGE TOWN AND WAS THE CAPITAL OF
SANTAWANA KINGDOM
 IT IS ALSO A BUDDHIST SITE AND THE AMARAVATI
MAHACHAITYA STUPA WAS BUILT HERE BETWEEN
THE 2ND CENTURY BC AND 3RD CENTURY CE
 ONE OF THE SITE OF HERITAGE CITY
DEVELOPMENT BY GOVT
 A VARIED COLLECTION OF
SCULPTURES,PAINTINGS AND RELIGIOUS
ARTIFACTS
BUDDHIST STUPA

3. ARTS
 ART DESCRIBED AS A NEW CANON OF
BEAUTY AND TRANQUILITY
AESTHETIC IDEAL OF INDIA
 THE ARTISTIC STYLE REMAINS ONE
OF THE THREE MOST PROMINENT
FROM ANCIENT INDIA
 CLASSICAL AND CULTURAL ART
FORMS LIKE KUCHIPUDI AND
BURRAKATHA WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO
THE UNIQUENESS OF THE STATE

4.  KUCHIPUDI IS RECOGNIZED AS A CLASSICAL
DANCE IN INDIA AND IT IS EXTREMELY
POPULAR IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.
 THE NAME ‘KUCHIPUDI’ IS DERIVED FROM A
VILLAGE NAMED DIVI AND THE BRAHMINS
RESIDING IN THAT VILLAGE.
 EARLIER FORMS OF KUCHIPUDI WERE MORE
DRAMATIC AND THE DANCERS EXPLICITLY
SHOWED THEIR EMOTIONS ON STAGE.
 THIS DANCE DRAMA MAINLY CREATED
AWARENESS OF THE EVIL POWER THAT
EXISTED IN THE WORLD
KUCHIPUDI

5. BURRAKATHA
 THIS FOLK DANCE FORM IS THE MODERN NAME FOR
THE THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE DANCE
DRAMA- JANGAM KATHA AND IT DEPICTS THE
DEVOTION OF THE DANCERS TO THE ALMIGHTY.
 BURRA KATHA INVOLVES THE DANCERS TO
EXPRESS THEIR FAITH TOWARDS GOD WITH THE
AID OF MUSIC AND DANCE.
 THE JANGAMS WERE WANDERING SHIVA WORSHIPPERS.
 BURRA REFERS TO THE TAMBURA, A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
PLAYED BY THE MAIN STORYTELLER. THE MAIN PERFORMER
NARRATES A STORY, PLAYS MUSIC AND DANCES TO IT.

6. CRAFTS
HANDICRAFTS LIKE LEATHER PUPPET
MAKING,KONDAPALLI WOODEN TOY MAKING,
KALAMKARI FABRIC WORK, MANGALAGIRI
HANDLOOM TEXTILE WEAVING.
KONDAPALLI WOODEN TOY MAKING WOODEN ART WORK IN AMARAVATI

7. KALAMKARI (PATTACHITRA) FABRIC WORK
 TYPE OF HAND-PAINTED OR
BLOCK-PRINTED COTTON
TEXTILE, PRODUCED IN
INDIAN STATES OF ANDHRA
PRADESH AND TELENGANA.
ONLY NATURAL DYES ARE
USED AND IT INVOLVES
TWENTY THREE STEPS.
 PEN IS USED FOR FREEHAND
DRAWING OF THE SUBJECT
AND FILLING IN THE COLORS,
IS ENTIRELY HAND WORKED..

8. MANGALAGIRI HANDLOOM TEXTILE WEAVING
 MANGALAGIRI SAREES AND FABRICS ARE PRODUCED BY
PERFORMING HANDCRAFT WEAVING IN MANAGALAGIRI, A
TOWN IN GUNTUR OF THE INDIAN STATE OF ANDHRA
PRADESH
 THE MANGALAGIRI FABRIC IS PRODUCED
BY WEAVING WITH THE HELP OF PITLOOMS
FROM COMBED YARNB BY WARP AND WOOF INTERLACING.
THE FABRIC THEN UNDERGOES THE PROCESS OF DYEING.
 THE OCCUPATION OF WEAVING IS AS
OLD AS 500 YEARS AS PER SOME
INSCRIPTIONS FOUND AT THIS
REGION

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