Jaunsar-Bawar region

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The Jaunsar-Bawar region is a culturally distinct, hilly area in Uttarakhand, India, known for its unique tribal traditions, architecture, and customs rooted in ancient practices.

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Jaunsar-Bawar region canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
hilly region ⓘ
region ⓘ
administrativeCenter Chakrata ⓘ
architecturalStyle timber-bonded stone houses ⓘ
borderedBy Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
climate temperate ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalStatus scheduled area in parts ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jaunsari people ⓘ
festival Bissu festival ⓘ
Magh festival ⓘ
forestType temperate forests ⓘ
governedBy Panchayati raj institutions ⓘ
linked to: Panchayati Raj
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Mahabharata traditions ⓘ
hasForestCover yes ⓘ
hasSubregion Bawar ⓘ
Jaunsar ⓘ
linked to: Jaunsari
hasTraditionalInstitution village councils ⓘ
knownFor ancient customs ⓘ
distinct culture ⓘ
folk dances ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
polyandry practices in some communities ⓘ
traditional festivals ⓘ
traditional wooden architecture ⓘ
unique tribal traditions ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
languageSpoken Jaunsari ⓘ
livelihoodActivity animal husbandry ⓘ
locatedIn Uttarakhand ⓘ
northern India ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas ⓘ
mainCrops millets ⓘ
pulses ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
nearestMajorCity Dehradun ⓘ
partOf Dehradun district ⓘ
Garhwal region ⓘ
linked to: Garhwal
religionPracticed Hinduism ⓘ
terrain hilly ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ
traditionalDress woolen garments ⓘ
traditionalHouseMaterial stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
transportConnectivity mountain roads ⓘ

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Tons River → associatedWith → Jaunsar-Bawar region ⓘ