Government of Indiaমনসা যাত্রাপালা সুন্দরবন/Singing the Snake Goddess in the Sunderbans
Editor: Porel, Dibyendu
Keywords: Folk drama, Indian
Indian drama
Bengali folk drama
Description: The video titled 'Singing the Snake Goddess in the Sundarbans' is a documentation of the Manasa Pala, a unique and enduring art form of the Sundarbans.The Manasa Pala is a play which is dedicated to Manasa, the Goddess of Snakes. To put up a Manasa Pala is very much a community effort as the entire village gets involved as performers and audience. The performers are not professional actors and are engaged in other occupations like fishing, hewing of earth, honey-gathering and wood-cutting. The very act of putting up the play based on the legend of Manasa, is treated as an invocation of the Goddess and as a prayer for the protection from venomous serpents and serpents of the island. All the roles are traditionally performed by males. However, today that is changing as female performers have started taking part in the play.
Source: Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre
Type: Video
Received From: Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.editor | Porel, Dibyendu |
| dc.coverage.spatial | West Bengal |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-02T15:48:10Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-02T15:48:10Z |
| dc.description | The video titled 'Singing the Snake Goddess in the Sundarbans' is a documentation of the Manasa Pala, a unique and enduring art form of the Sundarbans.The Manasa Pala is a play which is dedicated to Manasa, the Goddess of Snakes. To put up a Manasa Pala is very much a community effort as the entire village gets involved as performers and audience. The performers are not professional actors and are engaged in other occupations like fishing, hewing of earth, honey-gathering and wood-cutting. The very act of putting up the play based on the legend of Manasa, is treated as an invocation of the Goddess and as a prayer for the protection from venomous serpents and serpents of the island. All the roles are traditionally performed by males. However, today that is changing as female performers have started taking part in the play. |
| dc.source | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre |
| dc.format.mimetype | text/html |
| dc.language.iso | bnen |
| dc.subject | Folk drama, Indian Indian drama Bengali folk drama |
| dc.type | Video |
| dc.format.medium | video |
| dc.contributor.scriptwriter | Roy, Papia |
| dc.format.duration | 0:30:19 |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.editor | Porel, Dibyendu |
| dc.coverage.spatial | West Bengal |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-02T15:48:10Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-02T15:48:10Z |
| dc.description | The video titled 'Singing the Snake Goddess in the Sundarbans' is a documentation of the Manasa Pala, a unique and enduring art form of the Sundarbans.The Manasa Pala is a play which is dedicated to Manasa, the Goddess of Snakes. To put up a Manasa Pala is very much a community effort as the entire village gets involved as performers and audience. The performers are not professional actors and are engaged in other occupations like fishing, hewing of earth, honey-gathering and wood-cutting. The very act of putting up the play based on the legend of Manasa, is treated as an invocation of the Goddess and as a prayer for the protection from venomous serpents and serpents of the island. All the roles are traditionally performed by males. However, today that is changing as female performers have started taking part in the play. |
| dc.source | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre |
| dc.format.mimetype | text/html |
| dc.language.iso | bnen |
| dc.subject | Folk drama, Indian Indian drama Bengali folk drama |
| dc.type | Video |
| dc.format.medium | video |
| dc.contributor.scriptwriter | Roy, Papia |
| dc.format.duration | 0:30:19 |
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