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Odisha boasts of a long and rich cultural heritage. Due to the reigns of many
different rulers in the past, the culture, arts and crafts of the state
underwent many changes, imitations, assimilations and new creations, from time
to time. The artistic skill of the Odishan artists is unsurpassable in the
world. The discovery that traditional artists still live and work throughout
Odisha, producing various objects in many media, is an exciting part of any
visit to the state.
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Silver Filigree : Of all the handicrafts of Odisha the most unique and
the finest, in fact the queen among them, is silver filigree, locally called
tarakasi. The craft is localised at Cuttack town and a few villages in Cuttack
district. The process consists of drawing silver through a series of
consecutively smaller holes to produce fine strands of wire.
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These wires are then made into various shapes by deft hands of the craftsmen by
bending them into different designs and soldering them with pincer and
scissors.Silver used by the artisans is usually of high purity often exceeding
ninety per cent.
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Sand Arts : In Odisha ,a unique type of art form is developed at Puri .
But it spreads all over the world . To carve a sand sculpture , the raw material
is the only clean and fine grained sand mixed with water . With the help
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of this type of sand and with the blessings of God and by the magic of fingures
, an artist can carve a beautiful and attractive sculpture on the beach. More
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Patta Chitra : In Odisha ,a unique type of art form is developed at Puri
. But it spreads all over the world . To carve a sand sculpture , the raw
material is the only clean and fine grained sand mixed with water . With the
help
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Rama and Krishna are usually depicted on the pattas. "Rasa Lila", "Vastra
Haran", "Kaliya Dalan" are some of the recurring themes of Patta art.
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Applique Art : Like patachitras, appliqué work in Odisha also originated
as a temple art. The artisans of Pipli - a village 40 km from Puri have their
mastery in applique art. Besides Puri, appliqué work is also practiced in
Chitki,
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Barpali, and a couple of other places.
Colored cloth, are stitched in shape of animals, birds, flowers and beautiful
wall, garden or beach umbrella, a lamp shade and much more hangings are made.
Saris and other attires are designed with appliqué work, which is gaining lot of
popularity in international market. Tiny mirrors are stick or stitched by thread
embroidery to create a remarkable work of art. Colors like red, yellow, white
and black are mainly used, in applique work whereas green has also been added in
recent times.
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Rock Paintings : Odisha has an age old tradition of Painting which
stretches from the prehistoric rock shelters to the temples and mathas of this
century. Out of these the traditional painters , the tribal painter , the folk
and rock painters are of significance.
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Palm Leaf Paintings : Palm leaf paintings are very ancient in Odisha.In
Odisha the Palm Leaf illustrations are mainly of two types, simple engravings or
illustrations in pure line on palm leaf and engraving with colour fillings.
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In these engravings, colours are muted and play a very minor part. Where colours
are at all applied, they are just painted either to emphasize the inscriptions,
or to fill up blank space.
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Jhoti,Chita,Muruja : The folk art of Odisha is bound up with its social
and religious activities. In the month of Margasira, women folk worship the
goddess Lakshmi. It is the harvest season when grain is thrashed and stored.
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During this auspicious occasion, the mud walls and floors are decorated with
murals in white rice paste or pithau.
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Tags : Odisha Art and Crafts, Odisha Patta Chitra, Orissa Cuttack Silver
Filligree Works, Orissa Odisha Sand Arts Of Puri, Odisha Jhoti Chitta Muruja
Pictures, Odisha Terakota, Odisha Stone Works, Odisha Tribal Arts and Crafts,
Odisha Pipili Applique Work, Odisha Rock Painiting, Odisha Palm Leaf Painting,
Pipili Chandua, Puri Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattanaik & Manas Ranjan Sahoo.
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