Janapada Loka or "Folk world" is an institution that is dedicated to preserving and propagating the rural folk culture of Karnataka. It is a part of the Karnataka Janapada Parishat and is situated in Ramanagara district on the Bangalore-Mysore highway.
It is set up on a 15-acre campus, where rural milieus from Karnataka have been recreated. It also houses a wide array of rural artifacts depicting the essence of folk literature, music, dance, festivals, sculpture and lifestyle. It is the brainchild of the folklore enthusiast, the late H. L. Nage Gowda.
Janapada Loka provides an opportunity for rural artisans,musicians and craftspeople to showcase their art and provides a platform for marketing these works of art. Books, DVDs and CDs relating folk arts are also sold. The main attraction of Janapada Loka is the folks arts museum,which plays host to artefacts belonging to the folk culture, along with different instruments of music, agriculture and farming.
On the Janapada Loka campus, there are multiple sculptures related to the folk culture of rural Karnataka, which display the artists keen eye for detail.
It provides an opportunity to see the folk traditions of Karnataka in a single place, while promoting and preserving the folk culture.
Annualy festivals related flok culture are also celebrated. "LOKOTSAVA" in the month of October. "Dussera" and "Kite festivals" are also celebrated.
It is set up on a 15-acre campus, where rural milieus from Karnataka have been recreated. It also houses a wide array of rural artifacts depicting the essence of folk literature, music, dance, festivals, sculpture and lifestyle. It is the brainchild of the folklore enthusiast, the late H. L. Nage Gowda.
Janapada Loka provides an opportunity for rural artisans,musicians and craftspeople to showcase their art and provides a platform for marketing these works of art. Books, DVDs and CDs relating folk arts are also sold. The main attraction of Janapada Loka is the folks arts museum,which plays host to artefacts belonging to the folk culture, along with different instruments of music, agriculture and farming.
On the Janapada Loka campus, there are multiple sculptures related to the folk culture of rural Karnataka, which display the artists keen eye for detail.
It provides an opportunity to see the folk traditions of Karnataka in a single place, while promoting and preserving the folk culture.
Annualy festivals related flok culture are also celebrated. "LOKOTSAVA" in the month of October. "Dussera" and "Kite festivals" are also celebrated.
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