Adi Shankaracharya : Statue

Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (M.P)

unveiled the 108 feet high 'Statue of Oneness'
of Adi Shankaracharya on Mandhata
mountain at Omkareshwar in Khandwa
district, M.P and laid the foundation stone of
Advaita Lok.

He was a devotee of Shiva.

 India’s First Lighthouse Festival

The festival will take place with the aim

of transforming historic lighthouses into
tourist destinations.

India’s First Lighthouse Festival is set to

begin in Goa.
World Cities Culture Forum : First Indian City To Join

Bengaluru has become the first Indian

city to join the World Cities Culture
Forum (WCCF)

Bengaluru becomes the 41st member of

the forum.
 World Heritage Site – UNESCO
Santiniketan Becomes India's 41st World Heritage
Site ( 2023 )

It was established in 1901 by Rabindranath

Tagore. Location - West Bengal

In 1921, a ‘world university’ was established at

Santiniketan, later recognised as ‘Visva Bharati’.

Only central university whose chancellor is the

Prime Minister.
Hoysala Temples now India’s 42nd
UNESCO’s World Heritage site
( 2023 )

Location - Karnataka
 Yashobhoomi

Prime Minister recently inaugurated the first

phase of the India International Convention
and Expo Centre (IICC), named Yashobhoomi,
in New Delhi’s Dwarka.

Bharat Mandapam : International Exhibition-

cum-Convention Centre ( G 20 Summit 2023 )
 Cheriyal Scroll Painting

This art form is unique to the state of

Telangana and made mostly in
Hyderabad currently.

News - Cheriyal scroll painting will be

presented to the spouses of the heads of
state from around the world, who will
gather for the upcoming G20 Summit.
 Pulikkali(Tiger Dance) : Onam Celebration

Pulikkali (Tiger Dance) is one of the folk

art forms of Kerala.
 Seethakali

Old folk art form that is believed to have

originated at Perinad in the Kollam
district of Kerala.

Themes : It is based on certain episodes

taken from the Indian epic Ramayana.
 Gond Painting : India Gifted To The Brazilian President

Brazilian president Lula da Silva.

Madhya Pradesh
India’s First 3D-Printed Post Office : Bengaluru
 Prime Ministers Museum And Library (PMML) Society

The Nehru Memorial Museum and

Library (NMML) has officially been
renamed the Prime Ministers’ Museum
and Library Society recently.

New Delhi.
 Heliopolis Memorial: PM Of India Visit

Prime Minister of India will pay his

respects at the Heliopolis Memorial in
the Heliopolis War Cemetery in Cairo,
Egypt.
 Nuakhai Juhar : Social Festival

Nuakhai Juhar is an important social

festival of Western Odisha and
adjoining areas of Simdega in
Jharkhand.

Agriculture Festival
 Paryushan Parv : Festival Of Jainism

Observed by both Digambara and

Shwetambar communities.
 Poila Baisakh As State Foundation Day Of WB

The first day of the Bengali calendar, as

‘Bangla Dibas’ or West Bengal
Foundation Day.
 Anduri Utsav / Butter Festival

The festival is a way of expressing gratitude to

Lord Krishna, who is believed to have
protected the cattle from evil forces while
they were grazing in the bugyal.

Butter, Milk, and Buttermilk as part of the

celebration.

Uttarakhand
 President of India inaugurates
‘unmesha’ and ‘utkarsh’ festivals

Madhya Pradesh ( Bhopal )

‘Unmesha’– International Literature

Festival

‘Utkarsh’– National Festival of Folk

and Tribal Performing Arts to promote
inclusivity and cultural diversity
 Chachin Grazing Festival

Arunanchal Pradesh

Celebrate their traditional occupation

and honor their cultural heritage.
 Ambubachi Mela

Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu fair held at the historic

Kamakhya Temple ( Assam )

Kamakhya temple:
Located near Brahmaputra River in Guwahati,
Palkhi Festival - Maharashtra

Lavender Festival – J & K

Kharchi Puja : Tripura

Navroz is an Iranian and Persian New year.

Bumchu Festival : Sikkim

Yaoshang Festival : Manipur

Attaukal Ponkala Festival : Kerala

Unying Festival : Arunachal Pradesh

Bihan Mela : Odisha

Thrissur Pooram Festival - Kerala

Pushkaralu Festival : Varanasi

 Ayyanur Ammanur festival

Ayyanur Ammanur is a festival

celebrated by the Kota tribe of
the Nilgiris.

The Kota tribe is a tribe living in

the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu.
 GI Tag

Sago - Tamil Nadu.

Rayagada shawls: Odisha.

Koraput’s kala jeera rice:- Odisha.

Chokuwa Rice - Assam

Mushkbudji Rice – J & K

 Tamil Nadu
Jaderi Tiruman (Namakatti) Matti Banana

Chedibutta sarees
GI Tag To Ishad Mango : Karnataka

Tamil Nadu’s Manamadurai Pottery : GI Tag

Assamese Gamosa
Cumbum Grapes :GI Tag - Tamil Nadu

Nagri Dubraj Rice (Basmati of Chhattisgarh ) And

Langda Mango (Banaras ) : Geographical Indication
Tag

Basholi Paintings : GI Tag – Jammu & Kashmir

Ladakh’s Wood Carving : GI Tag
 GI-Tagged Gulabi Meenakari Handicrafts : Gift To
Visiting Delegates From G20 Nations

Gulabi meenakari handicraft is one of the

rarest crafts in India that is practised in
the by lanes of Varanasi, near Gai Ghat.
 India’s Tallest Ambedkar Statue

Telangana Chief Minister will unveil a

125-feet-tall statue of Dr B R
Ambedkar on the banks of
Hussainsagar, marking the latter’s
132nd birth anniversary.
 World Heritage Day 2023 - 18th April

Theme 2023
is “Heritage
Changes.”
 Sengol
A historical sceptre from Tamil Nadu ‘Sengol’ will
be installed at the new Parliament building to be
inaugurated by by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on May 28.

It is a civilisational practice from the Chola

kingdom , as a symbolic gesture of power
transition.