Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Living Art Traditions of India

Question:

Observe the image, read the passage given below and answer the following questions:



The Warli community inhabit the west coast of Northern Maharashtra around the north Sahyadri range with a large concentration in the district of Thane. Married women play a central role in creating their most important painting called Chowk to mark special occasions. Closely associated with the rituals of marriage, fertility, harvest and new season of sowing, Chowk is dominated by the figure of mother goddess, Palaghat, who is chiefly worshipped as the goddess of fertility and represents the corn goddess, Kansari.

With which rituals is the Warli painting 'Chowk' closely associated?

Options:

Rituals of building construction and housewarming

Rituals of marriage, fertility, harvest, and new season of sowing

Methods of diposing the dead and funeral practices

Honeymoon and Baby shower

Correct Answer:

Rituals of marriage, fertility, harvest, and new season of sowing

Explanation:

Answer: Rituals of marriage, fertility, harvest, and new season of sowing
Chowk, the Warli painting, is closely associated with the rituals of marriage, fertility, harvest, and the new season of sowing.

The Warli community inhabit the west coast of Northern Maharashtra around the north Sahyadri range with a large concentration in the district of Thane. Married women play a central role in creating their most important painting called Chowk to mark special occasions. Closely associated with the rituals of marriage, fertility, harvest and new season of sowing, Chowk is dominated by the figure of mother goddess, Palaghat, who is chiefly worshipped as the goddess of fertility and represents the corn goddess, Kansari.