Orissa Art & Craft
Orissa boasts of a long and rich cultural heritage. Due to the reigns of many
different rulers in the past, the culture, arts and crafts of the state underwent
many changes, imitations, assimilations and new creations, from time to time.
The artistic skill of the Orissan artists is unsurpassable in the world. The
discovery that traditional artists still live and work throughout Orissa, producing
various objects in many media, is an exciting part of any visit to the state.
Patta Chitra :
Besides mural paintings, we get miniature paintings, which are called patta
chitras. Pattas are now used as wall hangings. The subject matter of Patta paintings
is limited to religious themes. The stories of Rama and Krishna are usually
depicted on the pattas. "Rasa Lila", "Vastra Haran", "Kaliya
Dalan" are some of the recurring themes of Patta art.
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Paintings :
Orissa has an age old tradition of Painting which stretches from the prehistoric
rock shelters to the temples and mathas of this century. Out of these the traditional
painters , the tribal painter , the folk and rock painters are of significance.
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Sand Arts :
In Orissa ,a unique type of art form is developed at Puri . But it spreads all
over the world . To carve a sand sculpture , the raw material is the only clean
and fine grained sand mixed with water . With the help of this type of sand
and with the blessings of God and by the magic of fingures , an artist can carve
a beautiful and attractive sculpture on the beach.
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Palm Leaf Paintings :
Palm leaf paintings are very ancient in Orissa.In Orissa the Palm Leaf illustrations
are mainly of two types, simple engravings or illustrations in pure line on
palm leaf and engraving with colour fillings. In these engravings, colours are
muted and play a very minor part. Where colours are at all applied, they are
just painted either to emphasize the inscriptions, or to fill up blank space.
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Jhoti,Chita,Muruja :
The folk art of Orissa is bound up with its social and religious activities.
In the month of Margasira, women folk worship the goddess Lakshmi. It is the
harvest season when grain is thrashed and stored. During this auspicious occasion,
the mud walls and floors are decorated with murals in white rice paste or pithau.
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