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2021
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Durga Puja in Kolkata
India
2017
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Kumbh Mela
India
2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz
India
Yoga
India
2014
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, India
India
2013
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur
India
2012
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Buddhist chanting of Ladakh: recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, India
India
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Chhau dance
India
Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan
India
Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala
India
2009
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, India
India
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Kutiyattam, Sanskrit theatre
India
Tradition of Vedic chanting
India
Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana
India
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