Pattachitra Paintings
- Location: Odisha
- Theme: It is based on Hindu mythology and especially inspired by Jagannath and the Vaishnava sects.
- Characteristics
- It is a traditional, cloth-based scroll painting.
- Paintings are done on small strips of cotton cloth.
- Natural colours are used. No pencil or charcoal is used.
- Tala Pattachitra is one variant of this form, drawn on a palm leaf.
- It is a GI-tagged product.
Paitkar Paintings
- Location: Scroll paintings of Jharkhand
- Theme: ‘what happens to human life after death’.
- Characteristics
- This old form of painting has cultural association with Ma Mansa, one of the most popular goddesses in tribal households.
- The tribal artists in Jharkhand have fostered this art of scroll painting that has long been used in storytelling performances and in socio religious customs.