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Art & Culture·Easy

Consider the following pairs: Paintings State 1. Warli Maharashtra 2. Pattachitra Odisha 3. Kavads Rajasthan Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs:
Paintings State
1. Warli Maharashtra
2. Pattachitra Odisha
3. Kavads Rajasthan
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Options

  1. a.

    1 only

  2. b.

    1 and 2 only

  3. c.

    2 and 3 only

  4. d.

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct answer

Explanation

• Warli tribals of Thane district in Maharashtra decorate their house walls with paintings depicting their lives: planting saplings, carrying grain, dancing, travelling to market and other routine activities of their daily lives.

• Symbols of the sun, moon and stars, along with plants, animals, insects and birds show their belief in the integration of all forms of life. On ritual and ceremonial occasions, Warli home walls are plastered with dung. Rice paste is used with red ochre powder to tell stories and to invoke the blessings of their goddess of fertility, Palaghata.

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• The Pattachitra of Odisha depicts stories from the famous poem, the Geet Govind and devotional stanzas by ancient poets, singers and writers.

• Stories are drawn in sections on palm leaf as etchings or as paintings on paper and silk. Deep red, ochre, black and rich blue colours from minerals, shell and organic lac are used in these paintings. Modern developments have encouraged them to paint on wooden boxes, picture frames etc. for contemporary use.

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• Artists in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan make wooden temples with doors that can be opened up to reveal elaborately painted stories of historical or religious importance. These wooden kavads are used for worship and on festive occasions.

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