झारखण्ड

Jharkhand

State · Capital Ranchi · 33.0 million people (2011)

ᱡᱚᱦᱟᱨJohar: hello in Santali

• Art and craft

  Sohrai and Khovar painting. Sohrai and Khovar are wall paintings of Jharkhand's Hazaribagh, related to a festival and marriage rituals, also made on paper and cloth. Sohrai-Khovar painting holds a GI tag (2021).

• Music and dance

  Chhau dance of Seraikela (UNESCO, 2010)

• Festival

  Sarhul; Karma

• Taste

  Dhuska; litti

• Official symbols

  Animal: Indian elephant · Bird: Asian koel · Flower: Palash · Tree: Sal

Palamau Tiger Reserve in Jharkhand was one of India's first nine tiger reserves, declared in 1973.

Sources: Census of India 2011 · hi.wikipedia.org: झारखण्ड · en.wiktionary.org: ᱡᱚᱦᱟᱨ · en.wikipedia.org: Sohrai and Khovar painting · GI Registry, application 658 · jharkhand.gov.in: AboutState · en.wikipedia.org: Palamau Tiger Reserve; traditions from the India map’s sources.