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Epic of Pabu (Vol. IV)
| Content Provider | Internet Archive: Cultural Resources of India |
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| Spatial Coverage | 2004-10-15 |
| Description | Phad is a form of scroll painting of folk deities in Rajasthan which is used for a musical rendition of the epic of Pabuji, the Rathod Rajput chief. The Bhopas of Pabus are bards and also priests who are the traditional narrators of this art form. The Phad is also spelt as “Parh.” Pabuji is also known as “the Ascetic Deity of Sand Desert”. The three basic features associated with this art form are: (i) the epic story of Pabuji, the eponymical Rathod chief of Rajasthan in the 14th century who is venerated as God and worshipped by the Rabari tribe of Rajasthan; (ii) the Phad or Parh, which is a long scroll painting (or sewn) made on cloth, with the martial heroics of Pabuji richly displayed for worship; and (iii) the bard priests, known as the Bhopas (who belong to the cult of Pabuji) of the nomadic tribe of Nayakas and specialists in narrating the story of the Pabuji all over the desert lands of the Tharin Rajasthan. |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Subject Keyword | Oral Tradition |
| Content Type | Video |
