![]() Raghurajpur is also home to performing artists, most notable being the late Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra. Surprisingly un-commercial, the artisans, men and women speak in Odiya, keenly showing their work and explaining the tradition, narrative and techniques they apply. The front room of each home serves as both studio and exhibition space. The art works bring even more lustre and eye-popping colour to the village. Fashioned from local materials – palm leaf, coconut, local dyes, mouse hair, stone and wood – this range of art works have a unique beauty and guileless charm. Colourful painted coconuts reveal stories, as do painted birds, papier-mâché toys, masks and painted boxes that are displayed on meticulously clean stone front porches. This artist’s village is also known for intricate palm leaf folded pictures etched in black with cutouts, delicate brushwork on tussar silk, stone and woodcarvings. Today, men and women learn the art of designing and executing pattachitra paintings from their parents and grandparents and proudly display numerous national awards for their excellent workmanship. Historically, women painstakingly prepared the canvases. Men and young boys portray dramatic mythic themes and flamboyant processions. Derived from the Sanskrit word patta (canvas) and chitra (painting), pattachitra has its roots in the 12th century. They paint brightly coloured mythological stories about Jaganath and other gods, especially Krishna. The chitrakars (painters) are the most famous and numerous among Raghurajpur artists. Here, in Raghurajpur, worship and art are one – each breathes life and gives meaning to the other. A series of temples dedicated to local and Hindu Gods and courtyards occupy the lane between the homes. A family of artists lives in each of the 100 or so painted, yet modest households, which face one another. Welcome to Raghurajpur in Puri district, home to over 300 artisans who have learned and still practice various traditional art forms handed down over the generations. Etches and paintings of gods and goddesses. ![]() Indonesia Open 2023, semifinals blog: Chirag-Satwik reach first ever Super 1000 final Prannoy outīarfi pink.Interview: The ‘Macron method’ that’s driving France’s outreach to China – and where India figures.Why does Indian law protect men who rape their wives?.‘We pointed to the potential’: Priya Sarukkai Chabria as e-journal ‘Poetry at Sangam’ shuts down.When CV Raman denied a student admission in IISc because she was a woman.Protests by VHP activists meant that this gorgeous animated ‘Ramayana’ never got an Indian release.‘The Story of India’s Cheetahs’: How the cheetah went from being hunter to hunted.Why are right-wing US voters so loyal to Donald Trump?.US Republican leader Nikki Haley draws backlash for tweet on need to ‘confront’ India on environment.Mumbai: Loan fraud case against BJP leader closed.Watch: Huge swarm of bees takes over Times Square in New York City before being rescued by beekeeper.Watch: Actor Dharmendra joins grandson Karan Deol in a dance to an old hit song from his own film.
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