Description :The earliest reference of Satra in India is old as Bhagavata Purana of Ved Vyas. But the tradition of Satriya institution in Majuli, A land formation having some 880 square kilometre on an island in Brahmaputra river of Asia, appear to had begun concreting through an interactive give and take process between classical and oral traditions in the late 12th Century. The Satriya institution of Majuli has been distinctive in its form and function. Besides their other features they were unique in contributing to creation of voluminous, written texts and painted and vividly illustrated literature in form of palm-leaf books on a variety of subjects connected to socio-religious aspects and routine code of conduct in people's way to life, ritual and ceremonies, music, theatrical arts, ritual dances and other forms of Lalit Kala which included some 18 varieties of arts. Almost all early literature on palm leaves created in Majuli was linked to two saints. Each of the 22 Satras possess several hundred ancient manuscripts which are exposed to the risks of annual floods, Satriya traditions has elaborate architectural patterns which can be seen in the buildings of Namghar where worship are performed.
Received From :Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya
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Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya
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Majuli, Assam
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2019-10-23T12:05:04Z
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2019-10-23T12:05:04Z
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The earliest reference of Satra in India is old as Bhagavata Purana of Ved Vyas. But the tradition of Satriya institution in Majuli, A land formation having some 880 square kilometre on an island in Brahmaputra river of Asia, appear to had begun concreting through an interactive give and take process between classical and oral traditions in the late 12th Century. The Satriya institution of Majuli has been distinctive in its form and function. Besides their other features they were unique in contributing to creation of voluminous, written texts and painted and vividly illustrated literature in form of palm-leaf books on a variety of subjects connected to socio-religious aspects and routine code of conduct in people's way to life, ritual and ceremonies, music, theatrical arts, ritual dances and other forms of Lalit Kala which included some 18 varieties of arts. Almost all early literature on palm leaves created in Majuli was linked to two saints. Each of the 22 Satras possess several hundred ancient manuscripts which are exposed to the risks of annual floods, Satriya traditions has elaborate architectural patterns which can be seen in the buildings of Namghar where worship are performed.
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