Painting
In the honor of Baba Pithora, these painings are done by the adivasi community of Chata Udepur a fornight after holi. These painting are made on the main wall of the verandah that divides it from the...
The patachitras of Orissa are icon paintings that include the wall paintings, manuscript painting, palm-leaf etching, and painting on cloth, both cotton and silk. Chitrakar painters in and around...
The art of floor painting in Andhra Pradesh is known as muggulu. Each day of the week has a selected design or symbol associated with it: shivpith for Monday, kalipith for Tuesday, swastika for...
Madhuban, in the Himalayan foothills of Mithila, is the home of the Madhubani paintings. Traditionally, on festive and religious occasions, and during social celebrations, the women of Mithila...
The shadow play or puppet show with leather figures is an art form of ancient times. In the ancient times puppet shows were conducted for the entertainment by projecting the shadows of these puppets...
Kalamkari hand-painting on fabric is a technique used to embellish temple cloth and hangings. Painted hangings are used for religious instruction, in temples, and for draping behind the idol in...
'The folk art of Madhya Pradesh is well-known and the ceremonial and ritual art here is distinguished by the variations between the crafting in different areas as well as that practised by different...
Warlis are tribals who live in Thane district in the hinterland of Maharashtra, in simple dwellings of clay and reed plastered with cowdung. Basically tillers of land, the tribals have deep faith in...
Paintings in the Indian history hold a a very special place. Paintings are the visual creations of many concepts. Warli paintngs belong to the tribal comminity and this goes back to the BC era. It is...
The practitioners of this craft form differ from the usual painters in the sense that they are known as 'patidars' and not 'chitrakars' which relates to the normal painters. This craft is made on...
Kalamkari hand painting is done with a stick which is wound with thread that has been dished in dye.. Kalamkari paintings shape temple hangings, doorframes panels, and tubular hangings (thombais)...
Miniature paintings have been in records in Rajasthan for centuries and have very strong effect of the historical art and its related people. . The various schools of painting in Rajasthan are:...
Nathdwara is the main centre to make these paintings. Pichwais mean at the back and these paintings are hung in the temples at the back side of the figure or the deity. These were seasonal paintings...
This art came to India with Usta artists from Iran brought here by the emperors. It flourished in the Mughal period in courts and palaces. In the time of Akbar, a group of seven Usta artists came to...
These cloth scroll-paintings in folk styles are known as phads and they depict the lives of local heroes. They tell the story of Pabuji Ramdevji and Dev Narainji whose exploits are sung by minstrels...
The Kalighat paintings were very popular form of art in the past. The popularity can be judged from the fact that they were they were replicated by the German lithography on glazed paper and...
The Ajanta caves were lost in time and it was not until the 19th century these caves were unearthed from the thick undergrowth by a company of British soldiers.
These caves predominantly represent...
Roghan work on cloth, now a dying art, which gives the impression of embroidery is actually the craft of fabric painting that is centuries old. The effect is generated due to the surface application...
This is a traditional craft practiced mainly at Cheriyal in Warangal district. The method of painting is traditional and the themes are derived from Indian mythology. It is assumed to have come down...
Thangka or the scroll paintings belongs to the budhist culture. The art of thangkas was first initia ted in Tibet in the 7th century from eastern India and neighboring countries. .Thangkas is objects...
Tanjore paintings take their name from their place of origin in Tamil Nadu. These paintings, generally of Hindu deities with ornamentation in gold, were traditionally used in worship for over 400...
Kerala ? ?God?s Own?, is a rich southern state presenting many different art forms. Besides tourism, bamboo mat painting is one of the major industries of Kerala. The local artists are skilled in...
Naam- Ghara and palaces in Assam portray great stories and events from history and mythology through these paintings. According to the Assamese literature patuas and the chitrakars were expert...
The name travels from the village Nirmal in Adilabad district. The craft is practiced by a set of artisans known as naqash who by custom paint scenes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, as well as...
The early Pahari paintings or the Basholi paintings are miniature paintings of the mid-17th century and are associated with the king of Basholi, a town in the foothills of Sivalik mountains. The...
