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Madhubani / Mithila Painting
Madhubani, also called Mithila painting, developed within the domestic and ritual traditions of the Mithila region of Bihar. Historically women painted walls…
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Mysore Traditional Painting
Mysore painting is a classical South Indian tradition associated with the courts and temples of Karnataka. It is recognised for graceful drawing,…
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Odisha Pattachitra
Odisha Pattachitra is a disciplined narrative painting tradition closely connected with the Jagannath cult and temple culture of Puri. The name combines…
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Palm-Leaf Engraving & Pattachitra
Odisha palm-leaf art, often grouped with Pattachitra, is created by joining strips of dried palm leaf and incising images and text with…
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Pichhwai / Nathdwara Devotional Painting
Pichhwai is a devotional painting tradition associated with the worship of Shrinathji at Nathdwara in Rajasthan. The word refers to the painted…
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Rajasthani Miniature Painting
Rajasthani miniature painting is a broad family of court and devotional painting traditions that developed across kingdoms such as Mewar, Jaipur, Bundi,…
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Thangka / Scroll Painting
Thangka is a Himalayan Buddhist scroll-painting tradition used for devotion, teaching, meditation and ritual. Paintings follow prescribed iconographic systems in which the…
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Thanjavur / Tanjore Painting
Thanjavur painting is a South Indian devotional painting tradition known for iconic compositions, raised relief work and luminous gold surfaces. The form…
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Warli Art
Warli is a tribal painting tradition associated with Warli communities of coastal and northern Maharashtra, especially the Palghar–Dahanu–Talasari belt. Traditionally painted on…
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Thanjavur / Tanjore Painting
Thanjavur painting is a South Indian devotional painting tradition known for iconic compositions, raised relief work and luminous gold surfaces. The form…
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Warli Art
Warli is a tribal painting tradition associated with Warli communities of coastal and northern Maharashtra, especially the Palghar–Dahanu–Talasari belt. Traditionally painted on…
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Madhubani / Mithila Painting
Madhubani, also called Mithila painting, developed within the domestic and ritual traditions of the Mithila region of Bihar. Historically women painted walls…
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Pichhwai / Nathdwara Devotional Painting
Pichhwai is a devotional painting tradition associated with the worship of Shrinathji at Nathdwara in Rajasthan. The word refers to the painted…
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Rajasthani Miniature Painting
Rajasthani miniature painting is a broad family of court and devotional painting traditions that developed across kingdoms such as Mewar, Jaipur, Bundi,…
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Odisha Pattachitra
Odisha Pattachitra is a disciplined narrative painting tradition closely connected with the Jagannath cult and temple culture of Puri. The name combines…
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Palm-Leaf Engraving & Pattachitra
Odisha palm-leaf art, often grouped with Pattachitra, is created by joining strips of dried palm leaf and incising images and text with…
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Thangka / Scroll Painting
Thangka is a Himalayan Buddhist scroll-painting tradition used for devotion, teaching, meditation and ritual. Paintings follow prescribed iconographic systems in which the…
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Mysore Traditional Painting
Mysore painting is a classical South Indian tradition associated with the courts and temples of Karnataka. It is recognised for graceful drawing,…
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