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four framed paintings hanging on the wall next to each other

Patachitra painting is a true cultural heritage of West Bengal. The patua community of West Bengal has an ancient history practicing the craft of patachitra. A quaint little village of Paschim Medinipur, Naya is home to around 250 patuas or chitrakars. Bengal patachitra has various aspects, like Chalchitra, Durga Pat, Medinipur Patachitra, kalighat Patachitra, mud wall painting etc.

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ORIGINAL INDIAN FOLK ART PAINTING - PATTACHITRA

his is a primitive Indian folk art painting called "Bengal Patachitra". The Bengal Patachitra is a traditional and mythological heritage of West Bengal. The subject matter of Bengal Patachitra is mostly mythological, religious stories, folk lore and social. Bengal Patua artists carry the occupational surname of 'Chitrakar'. Bengal Patachitra is also honoured by GI tag.

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a drawing of a woman sitting on top of a flower

🌼//রাগিণী//🌼 . . The Musical Damsel in Bengal Patachitra Style Painting. ✨ Medium: Gouache on Brustro Archival Series Toned A5 Sketchbook, 100 gsm. . #kalighatpainting #bengalpatachitra #patachitra #indianart #folkart #traditionalart #kalighatart #bengalart #pattachitra #kalighatstyle #patachitraart #indianfolkart #bengaliart #kalighatpaintings #patachitraofbengal #artofbengal #kalighatschool #pattachitraart #traditionalindianart #folkpainting #bengalpattachitra #kalighattheart…

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a drawing of a yellow tiger on a white background with red berries around it's neck

Details This impressive painting depicts a wild Bengal tiger, known as the pride of India. Montu Chitrakar, belonging to a specialized class of artists, paints this piece with natural dye on ivory tree paper in the traditional patachitra style, which blends oral storytelling with visual imagery. The artist's tiger paintings have been used by the WWF for their Save The Tiger project. The word pata is derived from the Sanskrit and Pali word meaning "cloth," and chitra means "picture."…

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