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"The monuments/sites are perhaps the finest example where one can see the blending of culture and mythological narrations with elements of regional thoughts and believes. The local culture, tradition and religious beliefs are so deep rooted and intermingled in our society that they can't be separated from each other. Storytelling has been the adopted mediums for conveying and transmitting messages from generation to generation in our society. These intangible heritages associated with our cultural properties are today facing challenges from urbanization and modernization and they are on the brink of their disappearance. Hence an attempt has been made by the author to document these intangible heritages, associated with the monuments and sites located in the state of Chhattisgarh. Dr. Dillip Kumar Khamari obtained his first class Master Degree in Ancient Indian History from Sambalpur University, Odisha in 1992. He did his P.G. Diploma in Archaeology from the Institute of Archaeology, New Delhi in 1995 and joined in the Archaeological Survey of India as Assistant Archaeologist in 1997. He was awarded Ph.D in Ancient History and Archaeology on the topic “Archaeology of Sanchi in the light of recent discoveries” from Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University in 2008. In 2012 he was directly selected as Superintending Archaeologist in the Archaeological Survey of India by the Union Public Service Commission. Presently he is serving as the Superintending Archaeologist of Raipur Circle, Raipur and holding the additional charges of Nagpur Circle, Nagpur and Excavation Branch-I, Nagpur."