Today, we go on a short Art History tour! India has several unique painting styles - one of which is Kalighat Paintings. Started in a small scale by artists around the Kalighat temple in Calcutta to be taken back as souvenirs by the devotees, today its an art form by itself!
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As one would expect, it started mainly with mythological themes but over time interest grew & even daily life started getting depicted. British interest grew & today many of the Kalighat paintings are in museums in Britain. Lets look at a few of them
Ravana & Hanuman c 1880
You can see an unique range of locally available colours and simple but beautiful designs
Duryodhana fighting Bheema
Kali holding demon's head
Narasimha killing Hiranyakashibu
Daily Life - A fighting couple
Barber cleaning a woman's ear
Cat stealing a prawn
Ganesha (At the National Museum, Wales)
Its quite cheap to get a Kalighat painting for yourself on your next visit to Kolkata. Its quite fun and you can roam around different shops to make your selection.
Thats a short tour of a interesting piece of Indian art history for you! Share if you liked it & follow for more
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