Bhopas

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Bhopas are traditional Rajasthani priest-singers and storytellers who perform epic narratives and devotional songs, often accompanied by instruments like the ektara.

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Bhopas canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf folk musician ⓘ
oral tradition bearer ⓘ
religious functionary ⓘ
ritual specialist ⓘ
storyteller ⓘ
traditional performing artist ⓘ
artForm Rajasthani folk music ⓘ
Rajasthani oral epic tradition ⓘ
associatedWith Rajasthani epics ⓘ
Rajasthani folk culture ⓘ
devotional music ⓘ
oral storytelling ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalFunction community identity reinforcement ⓘ
devotional mediation ⓘ
preservation of local epics ⓘ
heritageStatus intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
language Marwari ⓘ
Rajasthani ⓘ
performanceSetting open-air spaces ⓘ
temple courtyards ⓘ
village shrines ⓘ
performanceStyle call-and-response ⓘ
improvised commentary ⓘ
narrative singing ⓘ
performs ballads ⓘ
devotional songs ⓘ
epic narratives ⓘ
praise songs ⓘ
performsDuring life-cycle ceremonies ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ
village festivals ⓘ
region Rajasthan ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
religiousRole medium of local deities ⓘ
priest-singer ⓘ
socialGroup traditional performer communities ⓘ
training apprenticeship within family ⓘ
hereditary transmission ⓘ
transmits genealogies ⓘ
mythological tales ⓘ
oral history ⓘ
usesInstrument dholak ⓘ
ektara ⓘ
manjira ⓘ
ravanhatta ⓘ
worshipAssociatedWith folk heroes ⓘ
local deities ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ektara → usedBy → Bhopas ⓘ