Art Origin
Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of Odisha. The tradition is more than thousand years old. The name Pattachitra has evolved from the Sanskrit words patta, meaning canvas, and chitra, meaning picture. Pattachitra is thus literally a painting done on canvas, and is manifested by rich colourful application, creative motifs and designs, mostly mythological in depiction. Artisans of Odisha paint pictures depicting stories from Hindu epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata narrating stories of Hindu gods and goddesses like, Jagannath, Krishna, Chaitanya, Kali, Shiva.
Raghurajpur is a heritage crafts village in Puri district, known for its master Pattachitra painters.
