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CHITRAKATHI PAINTING OF PINGULI MAHARASHTRA




A series of paintings describing traditional stories is claimed to be with the Thakar community for over 500 years. The stories belong to Ramayana,Mahabharata and Nandi Puran. By showing a painting and singing along side the artist builds vivid narratives. The paintings are usually 12″x18″ and the paints are from Natural sources.

FOR MORE DETAILS- CHETAN PARSHURAM GANGAVANE 9987653909
EMAIL- ID- taka.museum@gmail.com


 

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