Enhance your interiors with this splendid 'Pattachitra' painting, traditionally from Orissa. Containing a fine mix of both folk and classical elements and the use of natural stone color in black and white contrasts. Depicting Lord Krishna's 'Maakhanchor' exploits as he plays the mischievous 'Govinda' with his 'Gopis and Devaki admonishing him , forms the theme of this fine painting as it represents him and his companions in full regalia. 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.
