What is Paitkar painting?
Popularly known as the scroll paintings of the east, Paitkar paintings are mostly based on themes drawn from Hindu epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana. These traditional paintings tell the stories of the miracles performed by various gods and goddesses like Shiva and Durga.
Which is the most popular painting of Jharkhand?
Sohrai art is now known as the state art of Jharkhand. Railway stations in the towns like Hazaribagh and Jamshedpur now greet travellers with Khovar and Sohrai murals that only adorned village homes until recently.
What is Jadopatia?
The word Jadopatia is actually derived from two words — Jado, which is a Santhal word meaning artist, and Patta, meaning scroll. In Jharkhand, these paintings are found mostly in the Santhal parganas, with most of their painters living in the outskirts of the tribal villages.
Which art is famous in Jharkhand?
The Paitkar paintings at Jharkhand are one of the most ancient schools of painting in India. This mode of painting is a creative expression of the folk art of Jharkhand and the adjacent states.
What is Kalamezhuthu art?
“Kalamezhuthu is an ancient art woven into the ritualistic mores of Bhagavati, Naga and Ayyappa temples in Kerala,” explained Suresh. “It refers to the pictorial representation of deities on the floor (kalam) using coloured powders (kolappodi) during ceremonies.
What is Patua art?
The Patua are a unique community, in that their traditional occupation is the painting and modelling of Hindu idols, yet many of them are Muslims. Their name Patua is a corruption of the Bengali word Pota, which means an engraver. They are also widely known as Chitrakar, which literally means a scroll painter.
What is kohbar Ghar?
The Kohbar Ghar or the nuptial chamber is the room in which the painting has traditionally been hung in Maithili culture to bless a newlywed couple. The central theme of these Kohbar paintings is love and prosperity.
What is Gond painting?
Gond paintings are a form of painting from folk and tribal art that is practiced by one of the largest tribes in India with whom it shares its name. Gond comes from the Dravidian expression, Kond which means ‘the green mountain’.
What is Kurumba painting?
Kurumba art is a unique tribal art form found in the Nilgiris. It was discovered by the C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation and presented to the world. Eluthu paarai is an ancient 3000-year-old rock-art site in the Kothagiri region of the Nilgiris.
Who is the God of Jharkhand?
| Jharkhand Dham | |
|---|---|
| Deity | Lord Shiva |
| Festivals | Maha Shivaratri |
| Location | |
| Location | Dhanwar |
What is the mother tongue of Jharkhand?
Hindi is the official language of the state. The city of Ranchi is its capital and Dumka its sub-capital….
| Jharkhand | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
How is Chittara art made?
The paintings are usually 2 – 3 feet in size, aesthetically refined, made of symbols representing their physical environment. They use eco-friendly natural resources like ground rice paste for white colour, roasted rice for black, yellow seeds (Gurige) red earth and the brushes are made up of Pundi Naaru.