My previous posts on Utsav Rock Garden :
Utsav Rock Garden - Part 1 : A Sculptural Museum An Art Village
Utsav Rock Garden - Part 2 : The Amazing Art World
Utsav Rock Garden - Part 3 : A Hub Of Museums And Sculptures
Utsav Rock Garden - Part 4 : Where There Is No Full Stop To The Art
Utsav Rock Garden -Part 5 : Beautiful Illustration Of Rural Life
As we moved further we stepped
into an artificially created village. This village is the reflection of rural
life especially the rural life of North Karnataka people. Village Life in North
Karnataka has been beautifully narrated through sculptures which seems to be
real. A village and its people, its ambiance, their professions, their daily
life, their costumes etc have been designed and illustrated through sculptures.
You can also see the unique attire of North Karnataka people. Women wear a
simple Ilkal cotton Saree and men wear simple shirt and Dhoti/Lungi. But now a
days the younger generation is slowly moving away from this traditional attire.
We saw a beautiful big house of
village leader or a landlord. Sitting in the big hall, the village leader was
in discussion with a man. His maid was listening to the landlord politely. His
dog was standing beside him. And on the other side of the hall his children
were busy playing the swing. I was mesmerized by seeing this scene. I felt a
real discussion is going on there. And the landlord’s house looked amazing,
every corner of the house looked so real.
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| A Landlord's House |
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| Landlord in Discussion |
Next we saw series of houses
where women of that particular houses were busy in their household works.
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| A Grandmother Making her Grand Children have food and other side A mother making her child sleep in the cradle |
Jowar roti is an important food
of North Karnataka people. Jowar rotis are must in their meals. Here is a
sculpture of woman preparing hot rotis.
Look at the typical kirana shop
of the village. These kind of kirana shops can be seen in many villages even
today.
Here comes the scene of a school
in a village.
We can also see sculptures of rural
people according to their profession. A cobbler, weaver, tailor, potter,
goldsmith, blacksmith all are busy doing their works.
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| weaver |
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| A potter Family |
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| A Tailor Family |
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| A Brahmin's Family |
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| Bangle Seller |
We were lost in the magic
created by these sculptures. The joy and feel of being in a typical village
with village people is something that has to be experienced. That happiness can
not be explained in words.
To be continued in my next post......
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