Pattachitra style of paintings

Pattachitra paintings For: Preliminary Topics covered: Painting, Design & Techniques, Themes   News Flash Cyclone Fani teared down artists’ village in Odisha. Many pieces of art (especially Pattachitra, a traditional cloth-based scroll painting) in heritage hub have been damaged.   Pattachitra Paintings Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of Odisha. The name Pattachitra has evolved from the Sanskrit words patta, meaning canvas, and chitra, meaning picture. Pattachitra…

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