Bengal's terracotta temples, especially in Bishnupur, were built without stone — entirely from fired clay, carved with the same technique still used by potters in the town today.
The Bauls, wandering mystic singers, carry a philosophy that rejects caste and orthodoxy in favor of direct, ecstatic devotion sung from village to village — one of India's most quietly radical living traditions.
Worth knowing
- ·Firing terracotta in a Bishnupur workshop
- ·An evening of Baul mystic singing
- ·Temple architecture built entirely from clay
Living traditions
Traditions & performing arts of West Bengal
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