Rann Utsav in Kutch

Tour overview

Accomodation Type : Premium AC Tent/Rajwadi AC Bhunga.

LIVE FOLK MUSIC EVERY EVENING
CAMP FIRE ON EACH TENTS
D J MUSIC
MOUTH WATERING FOOD
GREAT LOCATION
HAPPENING AREA OF ENTIRE WHITE DESERT

ABOUT RANN UTSAV

Rann Utsav is an awesome festival of Kutch, Gujarat, India. It is a Carnival of Music,
Dance, nature beauty of White Rann and much more then that when visit under the
full Moon. Kutch Rann Utsav is the shimmering landscape that gives the enchanting
moments of this Fest, which feels like as Heaven on Earth during Festival Time. In
fact, it’s a Family holiday destination to explore fun moments and store in cameras
for life time.
Kutch, located in the State of Gujarat, is blessed with one of the most ecologically
and culturally abundant landforms. The brimming profusion of nature’s beauty,
culture and tradition, superfluity of colors and celebration, cornucopia of joy and
beauty, all together reflect the magnificence of the kaleidoscopic Kutch. Particularly,
the spectacular sight of boundless white desert under the moonlight presents the
stunning creation of nature, unique to this world.
The distinctive folk dances and music, intricate arts and crafts, gracious people and
nature along with the affluent handicraft culture of the district like folk textiles,
exquisite embroidery, Bandhani sarees, traditional ornaments and mirror work are
some of the specialties of Kutch, Gujarat, India.

RANN UTSAV – HANDICRAFTS

Kutch is considered to be a haven for numerous handicrafts, which are carried on
from generation to generation. The traditional basis of its prosperity has been its
foreign trade in various handicrafts. The artifacts of Kutch moved not only the length
and breadth of the country but also in the overseas market. The main handicrafts of
the district are embroidery of ethnic style, Patchwork, terracotta, pen knives and nut
crackers. A brief description of the various crafts is as follows.
EMBROIDERY
Inherited by the bequest of craft making the Kutchi people weave their dreams in
different forms of embroidery. Kutch is world renowned for its mirrored embroideries.
Most of these were traditionally stitched by village women, for themselves and their
families, to create festivity, honor deities, or generate wealth. Embroideries
contributed to the substantial economic exchange required for marriage and fulfilled
other social obligations which required gifts. Be it, thread work or leather every
village has a different and a unique style of making embroidery.

HAND BLOCK PRINTING

Kutch is the homeland of a variety of hand printing textiles. Important among them
are Ajrakh prints, Batik prints and Rogan painting.
WOOD CARVING
Wood carving is one of the best handicrafts of Kutch. The Harijan people living in
Dumaro and Ludia are master crafts persons of wood carving. They make various
utensils like pastel roller, chapati disc, bottles, small table, glass etc. of the wood
doing attractive carving. Generally, they use the teak wood and locally available
`bahuv wood to prepare the fine artifacts.

MUDWALL PAINTING

House in the Banni area are living museums of beautiful paintings Rabari and Harijan
women folk are traditionally experts in depicting their dreams in painting. They turn
houses into homes.
The clay collected is mixed with camel dung and kept for a few days. Then it is
kneaded to obtain sufficient plasticity and designs are worked on the mud wall using
this clay mixture. Designs of mor (peacock) Popat (Parrot) anghadi (Fingers) Vinjno
(Fan).

SILVER WORK

Kutch is famous for its superior silver work, both of the design and engraving of
Jewellery.
PEN – KNIVES AND NUTCRACKERS
Pen knives and nutcrackers of Kutch have travelled the length and breadth of the
country. People of Kutch prefer to present penknives or nutcrackers to their relatives
and friends living outside Kutch. The artisans, who made swords during the royal
family`s patronage, are now producing the penknives and nutcrackers. The iron bars
are reduced to workable small pieces. Then the pieces are worked by using a forging
machine

IRON BELL WITH COPPER COATING

Without modern Communications the sound of bells helped shepherds and cowherds
communities to locate their flocks from a distance. Waste iron sheets are bought
from Bhuj market. Outlines are marked on the sheets using master patterns (there
are about 13 patterns ranging from 3″ X 12/ 8″. Following the mark the sheet is cut.
Then it is converted to the shape of bell with punching tools. Designs are worked out
before shaping it. The handle is fixed. Later copper (tamba) brass (pital) and
tankankar in the form of small bits and powder is sprinkeld on the bell immersed in
mud water. Then clay is mixed with cotton which serves as a mould. Then the mould
is placed on a coal fire with the bell and the temperature is increased to fuse the
metal. Later near to its mouth the bell is beaten with hammer to obtain the desired
sound. Bells have an unusual resonant sound due to the individual tuning of each
bell. Finally a tongue made of wood is fixed from inside. Kutchi bells are moving very
well in the foreign market as church bells.

SEASHELL TOYS

Seashell toys and dolls are made in Bhuj. Seashell is the outer case of soft bodied
animals called molluscs. After the animals living inside have dried up, the shells are
collected and graded according to colour and shape and used in decorative items.
Birds, animals, plants, agarbati stand and figures of Gods & Goddesses are prepared
by joining the appropriate coloured shells with an adhesive. Later eyes, nose, ears,
garments etc are painted with oil paints.