Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal

Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal is a museum based in Udaipur in Rajasthan state in India engaged in studying folk art, culture, songs and festivals of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh and to popularise and propagate folk arts, folk dances and folk literature. It was founded by Padam Shri Late Devi Lal Samar in the year 1952. The institution has a museum that exhibits collection of folk articles from Rajasthan like rural-dresses, ornaments, puppets, masks, dolls, folk musical instruments, folk deities and paintings. There is puppet theater (Kathputli) too where puppet shows are held at regular intervals.

Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal
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Established1952
LocationUdaipur, Rajasthan, India
TypeCultural institution, Museum
CollectionsRural dresses, ornaments, puppets, masks, dolls, folk musical instruments, folk deities, paintings

Museum

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It includes a museum dedicated to folk art of Rajasthan.

Wall sculptures
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