After long day working in the fields this tribal is returning back home on this beautiful tribal elephant accompanied by many men & children who were carrying different goods on their head back & front of the elephant. The bells tied at his neck and ghunghroos in his legs producing tinkling sound reduce the tiredness of the couple. This unique tribal elephant is the main attraction of this painting running through the green fields. This painting is made up on palm leaf which is stick upon handmade paper & plywood artistically. This artistic work with highlighting golden paint & picture is straight here by Orissa craftsmen. The border of the painting is made by cane sticks tied with strong leaf threads. The edges of the frame are highlighted with red color thread. A unique but very fine as well as attractive palm leaf painting will surely add grace to your home decor. Pattachitra is a traditional painting of Odisha, India.These paintings are based on Hindu mythology and specially inspired by Jagannath and Vaishnava cult. All colours used in the Paintings are natural and paintings are made fully old traditional way by Chitrakaras that is Oriya Painter. 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 is thus a painting done on canvas, and is manifested by rich colourful application, creative motifs and designs, and portrayal of simple themes, mostly mythological in depiction. The traditions of pattachitra paintings are more than thousand years old.
