SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN ART

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The word Khovar comes from ‘Kho’ meaning ____ and ‘Var’ meaning husband
A
Home
B
Market
C
Mandap
D
Cave
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The word Khovar is derived from kho, which locally means chamber or cave, and var, the word for a married couple.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sohrai and Khovar painting is a mural art traditionally practiced by women in the Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Khovar and Sohrai paintings are an indigenous art form of Hazaribagh whose origins can be traced back to the cave painting tradition during a transient phase between the Mesolithic and chalcolithic age in Hazaribagh.

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