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Mr. Chetan Parshuram Gangavane String Puppetry artist Maharashtra



First  Tribal  Museum in Sindhudurg Maharashtra 
Thakar Adivasi Kala Aangan Museum & Art Gallery
Mob:-09987653909, 09029564382, 09403804631
                                   Email:-taka.museum@gmail.com                                                         Website:-www.pingulichitrakathiart.com
At/p:-Pinguli (Gudhipur), M.K.G Road, NH-66, Tal-Kudal, Dist-                                 Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India


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