Living Heritage of Maharashtra
Monkston Community Centre, St Bartholomews, Monkston, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK10 9FJ
“Maharashtra: Living Heritage” is an immersive cultural experience celebrating the everyday lives, traditions, skills, and communities that shaped Maharashtra — the culturally rich state of western India that is home to Mumbai.
Inspired by the 2026 Heritage Open Days theme of “Everyday Histories”, the event explores how ordinary people and working communities helped preserve traditions across generations.
Visitors will discover the many aspects of Maharashtrian life including:
• Farming traditions and village life, including the Bara Balutedar community system
• Warkari Sampraday – Maharashtra’s living saint, devotional and pilgrimage tradition
• Dhangar shepherd communities and their distinctive pastoral culture and traditions
• Adivasi (tribal) heritage, including folk art, customs and sustainable ways of life
• Coastal fishing communities and their connection with Maharashtra’s coastline
• Paithani weaving, traditional textiles and artisan crafts
• Folk arts, storytelling, music and traditional performances
• Women’s household traditions, crafts, rituals and culture
Through exhibitions, storytelling, live performances, interactive displays, music and crafts, the event aims to create a welcoming cultural journey for people of all ages & backgrounds.
“Maharashtra: Living Heritage” celebrates the idea that heritage is carried not only through monuments and history books, but through the everyday lives, traditions, and memories of ordinary people.
Timings
- Sunday 20 September:
- 1500 - 1800
Location & directions
Monkston Community Centre, St Bartholomews, Monkston, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK10 9FJ
- Contact on day:
- KalaSanskruti UK
- Telephone number:
- +447721930872
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
