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A Spectacular Folk Art From Odisha: Pattachitra

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From Sanskrit, Pattachitra developed. Patta means fabric and Chitra means image when divided down into its two halves. Pattachitra is hence an image painted on a fabric piece.  This art style is strongly linked to the Shri Jagannath cults and the Puri temple traditions. It is one of the most popular live art forms and people in Odisha are still doing it now, believed to be originated as far back as the 12th century.                                                       Nearly majority of the community of Chitrakar comes from a hamlet in Raghurajpur in Puri district. This is also the only hamlet in India where every family is involved in crafts such as paints, wooden toys, gravures, etc.  The Chitrakars use a traditional preparation method for Pattachitra painting. A delicate gauze-like cotton fabric is produced of tamarind seeds and covered with white stone powder. This prepares the canvass, consisting of natural colors, to take the paint. These hues have a special Pattachitra charact
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What is Gond Painting & How to Get that

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  Gond's paintings are a kind of folk and tribal art paintings, which is done by one of India's biggest tribes. Gond originates from the Dravidian term, Kond meaning the 'green mountain.' Gond paintings are mostly made by Madhya Pradesh. In Andhra, Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh, and Odisha, it is also quite prevalent. Gond Painting Art has now grown so prominent that for future generations the Government of India has moved forward to protect its art style. Background In the area, painting took place for a fairly long period as the history of Gond people dates back over 1400 years before, but in the area of the cave paintings from back to the Mesolithic age, Gond people could only imitate their ancestors. In Indian tribals, notably in the Gond tribe, paintings and other kinds of art were always extremely popular. Among the Gond people, even the Pardhan Gond people were the most notable, recognized both for their creative ability and for their artistic competence. The Gond pe
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The Technique of Madhubani Painting

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Folk art displays a vast diversity of forms and subjects, a living heritage deeply ingrained in people's blood. India has hundreds of ethnic groups distributed throughout the north and south, and each one has its own kind of art expressing taste, wants goals, objectives, pleasures, sufferings and struggles. The Indians have their ten thousand years of creative culture and broad-based geography of art. Regional features, environment and a distinctive everyday routine reflect the ethnic uniqueness and creativity of each group. These ancient people did not discover their dictionary in the 'shape' in 'the Word,' that expressed their delight. The ultimate methods of talking to one another and the 'divine' were discovered in their form. Their tool was not skilled, education or training. Their tales, myths, or beliefs were not texts or authoritative mandates. They found all their art, in the blood that kept them for years, almost as they were being transferred to t
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