Culture of UP

Culture of UP

Folk Dance Forms	Swang, Charkula Dance, Raslila, Nautanki, Ahir Dance
Classical Dance	Kathak
Festivals	Diwali, Maha Kumbh, Janmashtmi, Vijayadasmi, Eid, Ram Navmi
Religious Places	Allahabad, Varanshi, Mathura, Ayodhya, Sarnath
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Fathehpur Sikri (All 3 in Agra)
Paintings	Cave paintings of Sonbhadra and Chitrakoot Mughal Art Paintings
Tribes	Aheria, Baiga Tribe, Patari, Agariya
Craft Forms	Chikan work, Embroidery, Furniture, Clay toys, Carpet Weaving, Silk, Bangles, Brassware work, Zardozi
Important Personalities in Music and Art	Ustad Bismillah Khan, Kathak wizard Birju Maharaj, tabla maestro Kishan Maharaj, Baba Allauddin Khan and his disciples Pt. Ravi Shankar and Ustad Vilayat Khan; ghazal singers Begum Akhtar, Rasoolan Bai, Girija Devi