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SHIVALIK PRAKASHAN Manjusha Art Reflections in Folk Lore Trade and Regional History by Rajiva Kumar Sinha Om Prakash Pandey
The book is an attempt to present the history and culture of ancient Anga Janapada on the basis of a very popular art of the region known as Manjusha Art the art of making and decorating baskets of offerings to Goddess Vishahari - a local name of Goddess Mansa -the foster daughter of Lord Siva. Manjusha Art is essentially local in its form and content intertwined with a very popular folk tale of Bhagalpur namely Bihula-Vishahari Gatha. The art includes activities like basketry, painting and body decoration. The painting mainly depicts Goddess Vishahari and different characters of the Bihula-Vishahari Gatha.