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FOLK FLAIR FROM FAR AND NEAR

Folk paintings are found in almost all the tribal regions of India. Some are more popular than others while some are more
colourful than others. The lesser-known ones are equally appealing and aesthetically pleasing.

soHrAi PAiNtiNG MANDANA Art sANtHAL PAiNtiNG

These paintings are made on mud This art is done santhal paintings are made by the
walls by the Kurmi and Prajapati by the Bhils Jadu Paduas
tribes of Hazaribagh in Jharkhand. of rajasthan. or the magical
sohrai is a harvest festival and the These paintings painters across
paintings are made to celebrate the are done on the states of
harvest season. Natural pigments the walls of the West Bengal,
mixed with mud are used to houses. white, Bihar, Odisha,
Illustration by: Bhavye
produce creative patterns on walls. black, blue, Jharkhand and Aggarwal, IX F, Delhi Public
yellow, and Chhattisgarh. School, Maruti Kunj, Gurgaon,
saffron colours are commonly used. The These paintings Haryana
prominent themes are birds, animals, depict subjects of santhal community
plants, gods and goddesses. lime life through enchanting minimalist
powder is used as a natural material. images in muted shades.
Kaustubh Joshi, IX A, BVB Vidyashram, Pratap Prabhat Khirwar, XII D, Sardar Patel
Nagar, Jaipur Vidyalaya, New Delhi

sAUrA PAiNtiNG CHEriAL Art AiPAN Art

Saura painting is a unique style of a unique folk painting of andhra aipan is a traditional art of
wall mural painting associated with Pradesh is Cherial. These paintings uttarakhand. it is a kind of rangoli
the saura tribe of Odisha. These depict great epics - Mahabharata which is made for ritualistic purposes.
paintings, also called ekons, are and ramayana. These paintings are it is most popular in the Kumaon
similar to warli paintings. generally made on cloth using natural region.
Shreeyanshmaan, IX, D.A.V. Public School, colours. Oshin Kunwal, X A, Pine Hall School,
Bhubaneshwar Aishwarya M, IX B, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Dehradun
Public School, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
Saura paintings aipan is a traditional art of Kumaon. it
of Odisha have a Cherial art is a unique form of Nakashi has great social, cultural and religious
symbolic meaning. art practiced in the Cherial village of significance. aipans are drawn in
The popular warangal. Folklore and mythology are places of worship and main entrances
themes include sun, the main themes. it is a kind of scroll of houses. aipans made without
moon, and animals painting which is made to convey dots are considered incomplete and
like elephants and moral values. inauspicious.
horses. Satvika G, IX C, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Kartikey Juwantha, VIII C, Scholars Home,
Public School, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
Shivanshu Goel, IX Dehradun
A, Saraswati Public Illustration by: K Tarun
School, Jagadhri, Bhargav, X-C, Scholars Home
Haryana Sr. Sec. School, Dehradun
a traditional ritualistic art form of
Odisha is Jhoti. Through this art
hindu women worship goddess
lakhmi in the Oriya month of
Margasira.
Jyotisman Rath, VIII D, D.A.V. Public School,
Bhubaneshwar Illustration by: K Tarun Bhargav, X-C, Scholars Home Illustration by: Oshin Kunwal, X A, Pine Hall
Sr. Sec. School, Dehradun School, Dehradun

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