A Pattachitra Paintings ( Traditional Handicraft Paintings of Orissa ) of unparalleled beauty created by artists from Orissa. Portraying Krishna in gay abandon in the sublime company of his muses and courtiers as the pivotal theme and occasions from his birth, childhood and youthful years, this scroll art stands out for the use of natural red, green, brown and ochre dyes, splendid anatomy and ornamentation and very fine borders and floral and geometric motifs. 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.
