छत्तीसगढ़

Chhattisgarh

State · Capital Raipur · 25.5 million people (2011)

नमस्तेNamaste: hello in Hindi

• Art and craft

  Chhattisgarh's Dhokra is a handcrafted lost-wax art in which intricate beeswax designs are cast in metal through a 27-step process. Bastar Dhokra holds a GI tag (2008).

• Music and dance

  Pandavani, a Mahabharata recital; Panthi dance

• Festival

  Bastar Dussehra, about 75 days

• Taste

  Chila; faraa

• Landmark

  Dhokra metal casting

• Official symbols

  Animal: Wild water buffalo · Bird: Hill myna · Tree: Sal

Chitrakote Falls in Bastar stretches nearly 300 metres across in the monsoon, making it India's widest waterfall.

Sources: Census of India 2011 · hi.wikipedia.org: छत्तीसगढ़ · omniglot.com: hindi · youngintach.org: maps craft chhattishgath · GI Registry, application 83 · Wildlife Institute of India repository · incredibleindia.gov.in: chitrakote waterfalls; traditions from the India map’s sources.