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Craft & Tradition · Jharkhand
Mural painting on village walls by women, made for harvest and wedding seasons.
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Sohrai and Khovar painting are traditional wall arts of the Hazaribagh region, made for the Sohrai harvest festival and for weddings; they carry a geographical-indication tag.
Women paint mud walls with natural earth colours, using fingers, combs and twigs to draw animals, plants and patterns.
Mural painting on village walls by women, made for harvest and wedding seasons.
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