Odisha govt to hunt UNESCO heritage tag for Rath Yatra
3 min readBy Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha authorities has began work on securing UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage tag for the world-famous Puri Rath Yatra. The Culture division is forming an advisory committee to file a nomination with UNESCO to incorporate Rath Yatra of Puri in its intangible cultural heritage checklist. Sources stated the division has documented the varied facets of Rath Yatra.
It has not too long ago requested the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration to recommend names of seven individuals related to Jagannath tradition – 5 sevayats of the Srimandir and two members of ‘mathas’ related to numerous rituals of the temple – to be included within the advisory committee that may assist the federal government in getting ready and evaluating a nomination file on Rath Yatra.
The temple administration has determined to recommend names of 5 senior servitors of the Twelfth-century temple, who’re members of the temple managing committee and Mahant Ramakrushna Das of Radhaballav Matha in addition to, Sachidananda Das Maharaj who’s the pinnacle of Jhanjapita Matha at Puri, knowledgeable temple administrator AK Jena.
Earlier in February when Director-General of Archaeological Survey of India V Vidyavathi met officers of the state authorities throughout her go to to Puri to assessment the heritage hall work, it was recommended that the federal government might put together a nomination file for inclusion of Rath Yatra in UNESCO intangible cultural heritage checklist.
A complete of 14 components from India are inscribed on UNESCO’S checklist of intangible cultural heritage and humanity. These components embody music, dance, theatre, festivals, rituals, and storytelling. Last yr, Durga Puja of Kolkata was included within the checklist and India has this yr nominated the Garba dance type to be inscribed within the checklist.
Recognition bid
The temple administration has recommended names of 5 senior servitors for the advisory committee
14 elections from India are inscribed on UNESCO’s checklist of intangible cultural heritage and humanity.
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha authorities has began work on securing UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage tag for the world-famous Puri Rath Yatra. The Culture division is forming an advisory committee to file a nomination with UNESCO to incorporate Rath Yatra of Puri in its intangible cultural heritage checklist. Sources stated the division has documented the varied facets of Rath Yatra.
It has not too long ago requested the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration to recommend names of seven individuals related to Jagannath tradition – 5 sevayats of the Srimandir and two members of ‘mathas’ related to numerous rituals of the temple – to be included within the advisory committee that may assist the federal government in getting ready and evaluating a nomination file on Rath Yatra.
The temple administration has determined to recommend names of 5 senior servitors of the Twelfth-century temple, who’re members of the temple managing committee and Mahant Ramakrushna Das of Radhaballav Matha in addition to, Sachidananda Das Maharaj who’s the pinnacle of Jhanjapita Matha at Puri, knowledgeable temple administrator AK Jena.
Earlier in February when Director-General of Archaeological Survey of India V Vidyavathi met officers of the state authorities throughout her go to to Puri to assessment the heritage hall work, it was recommended that the federal government might put together a nomination file for inclusion of Rath Yatra in UNESCO intangible cultural heritage checklist.
A complete of 14 components from India are inscribed on UNESCO’S checklist of intangible cultural heritage and humanity. These components embody music, dance, theatre, festivals, rituals, and storytelling. Last yr, Durga Puja of Kolkata was included within the checklist and India has this yr nominated the Garba dance type to be inscribed within the checklist.
Recognition bid
The temple administration has recommended names of 5 senior servitors for the advisory committee
14 elections from India are inscribed on UNESCO’s checklist of intangible cultural heritage and humanity.
