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Craft & Tradition · Odisha
Cloth-based scroll painting of mythological scenes, especially of Lord Jagannath, from Odisha.
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Pattachitra is closely linked to the Jagannath temple tradition of Puri, and artists' villages such as Raghurajpur keep it alive; it carries a geographical-indication tag.
Painters prepare a cloth canvas with chalk and gum, then paint in natural colours with fine brushes, beginning with the borders and finishing with detailed outlines.
Cloth-based scroll painting of mythological scenes, especially of Lord Jagannath, from Odisha.
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