BANKURA GHORA

A Horse Is An Animal Who Represents Energy And Movement, Known To Mankind For Ages. The Horse Is A Companion And An Useful Animal For Various Purposes And Has Been Used Extensively To Drive Chariots, Carts And As The Cavalry Force Along With Its Rider In Battles Of Yore. Swift And Reliable, The Horse Is Revered And There Have Been Many Famous Horses Known To Have Even Saved Their Riders Life. Such Is Their Loyalty. In Bankura District Of West Bengal The Horse Is Depicted As An Art Object With Some Ornamentation. Bankura Ghora Online Has Become An Symbolic Figure Of Bengal Art & Culture And Also For Bakura Region It Is Mainly Famous For This Particular Indian Handicafts.IT Is Also Known By An Another Name “Bankurar Ghora” In Local Language. The Government Of India Uses It In Its Logo For All India Handicrafts. Such Is The Magical Spell Of The Horse Depiction. It Is Found At Many Homes Across India And Abroad in Drawing Rooms And Gardens Or Lawns. The Existence Of The Bankurar Ghora Online Immediately Livens The Space. Made Up Of Terracotta Or Burnt Clay, The Horse Is Either Mud-Brown Or Black In Colour. Elephants Are Also Made By The Craftsmen Or Karigar, But The Horse Has Got More Prominence And Popularity. The Bankurar Ghora Online is Produced Mostly In The Panchmura Village Of Bankura District. The Various Regions Where The Kumbhakars Or Potters Manufacture This Bakura Horse Along With Other Illustration Like The Elephant Are Rajagram, Sonamukhi And Hamirpur. Also At Biboda, Kamaridha, Bishnupur, Jaikrishnapur,Nakaijuri And Keyaboti. The Popularity Of The Icon Has Led To Its Being Made In Metal And Wood.

The History Of The Bankurar Ghora Online Is Interesting. It Was Initially Used At Village Rituals As A Symbolic Sacrifice. This Is Done To Appease Village Gods And Goddesses For Fulfillment Of Wishes. The Horses Stand Tall And Erect With Lively Long Ears. They Wear The Chandmala On The Forehead. The Horses Crafted For Worship Purposes Are Usually Not Hollow But Solid. Dharmathakur Who Is Regarded As A Form Of Hindu Deity Surya Rides On A Seven-Horse Chariot.

The Brick And Terracotta Temples Of Bengal Built During The 17th And 18th Century Depict Animals, Birds And Humans Along With Floral And Geometric Patterns As Part Of The Temples As Plaques Or Medallions And Also As Narratives On The Walls Of The Temples, Of The Epics, The Puranas, Radha-Krishna And Everyday Scenes Reflect The Expertise Of The Artists And The Refined Taste Of The Patrons.

The Bankurar Ghora Online Are Made By The Use Of A Tool Called The Ucha, A Semi Circular Piece Of Bamboo. Balya Is A Stone Tool, Used For Beating, Also Pitna, A Wooden Beater. Bamboochiari Is Used For Decorating The Figures. The Potters Wheel And Kiln Are Also Used. The Parts Of The Horse Or Elephant Are Made Separately On The Wheel And Later Joined To From The Horse. The Ears And Tails Are Made In Moulds And Fixed On The Body On Grooves. The Figures Are Kept To Dry A Bit In The Sun, Then Kept Inside To Dry Fully And Again Heated Outside And Then The Figures Are Coloured With Natural Colours. The Pigments Are Mixed With Water And Applied. The Colours Are Fixed In The Kiln.