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    The document discusses art and culture in Puducherry, India. It lists popular tourist destinations including temples, museums, and ashrams. It also outlines major festivals celebrated in the region. The document then describes various commercial and folk art forms practiced in Puducherry such as pottery, painting, dances, music, puppet shows, and more. Finally, it discusses government support for art including awards, financial assistance to artists and scholars, and cultural events and programs organized by the Department of Art and Culture.

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    The document discusses art and culture in Puducherry, India. It lists popular tourist destinations including temples, museums, and ashrams. It also outlines major festivals celebrated in the region. The document then describes various commercial and folk art forms practiced in Puducherry such as pottery, painting, dances, music, puppet shows, and more. Finally, it discusses government support for art including awards, financial assistance to artists and scholars, and cultural events and programs organized by the Department of Art and Culture.

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    ART AND CULTURE

    TOURIST DESTINATIONS

    o Chunambar boat house


    o Manakular vinyagar temple
    o Pondycherry museum
    o Aurobindo Ashram

    MAJOR FESTIVALS

    o Masi magam Festival


    o Veerampattinam car festival
    o Fete-de-pondicherry
    o Cart festival
    YELLOW AND WHITE PAINT WAS USED TO
    FOLLOW FRENCH STYLE

    COMMERCIAL ART FORMS

    o POTTERY
    o HANDICRAFTS
    o PAINTING
    DVF

    ART FORMS
    o Karagam
    o Kavadi
    o Kaliastan
    o Maskarath
    o Silambam
    o Pambai & udakai
    o Theru kuthu
    o Villu pattu
    o Kodai kowther
    o Folk songs
    o Mohini attam
    o Instrumental mixed music
    o Puppet show
    o Mallar kambam(mashe layants)
    o Thapattam
    o Gumipattu
    GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR ART

    OVERNMENT OF PUDHUCHERRY DEPARTMENT OF


    ART AND CULTURE.
     Honouring the Senior Scholars in Tamil, Malayalam and
    Telugu languages with Tamilmamani, Malayala Ratna and
    Telugu Ratna Awards with cash award.
     Conferring of “Puduvai Kalaimamani Award” for
    outstanding scholars and Artistes in the field of Literature,
    Music, Drama, Dance, Drawing and Folk art.
     Grant of Fellowship assistance to students who are
    undertaking the research works on the life of poets
    Bharathiar, Bharathidasan and Savarirayalu Nayakar.
     Honouring Kamban Pugazh Literary Award for the best
    publication of poetic anthology, essays, small stories,
    novels and dramas in Tamil language, and Nehru Literary
    Award for the best Children’s Literary books published in
    Tamil and Tholkappiar Award to the best research.
     Financial Assistance of Rs.1000/- to indigent artists per
    month who are distinguished in the field of literature, visual
    arts and folk arts.
     Grant of financial assistance to various voluntary cultural
    organizations/institutions for construction of buildings and
    also for conducting literary functions, festival, conferences
    and exhibition.
     Financial Assistance of Rs.1500/- per month to the Tamil
    Scholars.
     Grant of Financial Assistance to writers of Union Territory
    of Puducherry to publish their books and research
    materials.
     Financial assistance of Rs.1000/- per month to the
    awardees of Tamilmamani, Puduvai Kalaimamani,
    Malayala Ratna, Telugu Ratna.
     Improvements and expansion of Puducherry Archives and
    Museum for preservation of past records from 1954 and
    other monuments of historical importance.
     Opening of Kamarajar Reading Room for the benefit of the
    public.
     Conduct of Open Air Cultural Programmes .
     Release of Grant-in-aid to Bharathiar Palkalai Koodam
    (BPK) and Puducherry Institute of Linguistic & Culture
    (PILC) for its overall development.
     Release of Grant-in-aid to M/s. INTACH for protection of
    architectural heritage in the U.T. of Puducherry.
     Conducting of various literary/cultural programmes in
    connection with celebration of Birth/Death Anniversaries
    of Bharathiar, Bharathidasan, Vanidasan, Puduvai Sivam,
    Tamil Oli, Sankaradoss Swamigal, .R. Ranganathan, V.
    Subbaiah and Saraswathi Subbaiah etc.
     Conducting of Thiruvalluvar Vizha on Thiruvalluvar day.
     Conducting of the mega festival “Fete-de-Pondicherry”
    every year with participation of outstation artists/local
    artists in order to exchange their cultural activities in
    collaboration with South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur.
     Setting up of a permanent Museum at Kizhour for the
    commemoration of Independence of Pondicherry from
    French Government.
     Conducting of weekly cultural programmes on every
    Sunday throughout the year to promote theupcoming young
    artistes.
     Conducting Book Fair in most befitting manner so as to
    cultivate reading habit among the reading public.

    HERITAGE BUILDINGS LIST

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