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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Purkhouti Muktangan, Naya Raipur}}<br />
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{{Infobox park<br />
| name = Purkhouti Muktangan<br />
| native_name = पुरखौती मुक्तांगन<br />
| photo = The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam inaugurating the Purkhouti Muktangan (A heritage Complex) near Raipur, Chhattisgarh on November 07, 2006.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| photo_caption = Former President, Dr. [[A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]] inaugurating the Purkhouti Muktangan in 2006<br />
| type = [[Sculpture garden]]<br />
| location = Sector 24 [[Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh]], India<br />
| coords = {{Coord|21.134|81.759|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
| area = {{convert|24.2|ha|acre}}<br />
| plants = <br />
| species = <br />
| collections = <br />
| opened = November 2006<br />
| owner = Chhattisgarh Tourism Department<br />
| operator = Cultural Department of Government of Chhattisgarh<br />
| budget = <br />
| publictransit = [[Raipur and Naya Raipur Bus Rapid Transit System]]<br />
| visitors = <br />
| founder = [[Government of Chhattisgarh]]<br />
| status = <br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
'''Purkhouti Muktangan''' is a {{Convert|24.2|ha|adj=on}} [[Sculpture garden|cultural and sculpture garden]] in [[Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh]], India. <br />
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Established in 2006 and inaugurated by former President [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], it offers a glimpse into [[Chhattisgarh|the Chhattisgarh]] culture through its display of the habitat, artifacts, art, folk dances, and food habits of the state's tribal communities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kalam-inaugurates-open-air-museum-in-raipur/articleshow/354819.cms|title=Kalam inaugurates open-air museum in Raipur &#124; India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhuiyanews.com/2021/03/purkhauti-muktangan-naya-raipur-cg.html|title=पुरखौती मुक्तांगन नया रायपुर छत्तीसगढ़ - देशी सांस्कृतिक दर्शन 2021}}</ref><br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Purkhauti Muktangan, Sector 24 Naya Raipur.png|Art showing pillars<br />
File:Purkhoti Muktangan.jpg|Near entrance<br />
File:Purkhoti Muktangan 2024.jpg|Statues<br />
File:Statues at Purkhoti Muktangan.jpg|Statues<br />
File:Purkhoti Muktangan statues.jpg|Statues<br />
File:Face statues at Purkhoti Muktangan.jpg|Statues of faces<br />
File:Cow statue at Purkhoti Muktangan.jpg|Statue of a cow<br />
File:Woman statue at Purkhoti Muktangan.jpg|Statue of a woman<br />
File:Purkhoti Muktangan Rocks.jpg|Design made from rocks<br />
File:Purkhoti Muktangan 2023.jpg<br />
</Gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Gardens in India]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:2006 establishments in India]]<br />
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