Pattachitra

Pattachitra
Pattachitra
Geographical indication
	Odisha Pattachitra (top) depicting Radha Krishna. Patachitra (bottom) depicting Durga.
Alternative names	Patachitra
Description	Patachitra (or Pattachitra in Odisha) is an old traditional art of Odisha and West Bengal
Area	Raghurajpur, Puri, Danda Sahi, Parlakhemundi, Chikiti, Digapahandi, Sonepur, Dharakote (Odisha); ; Birbhum, West Midnapore, Nayagram of Pingla block in Jhargram, Bardhaman, Murshidabad district and Kalighat region (West Bengal);
Country	India
Registered	Odisha Pattachitra: 10 July 2008; Bengal Patachitra: 28 March 2018;
Material	Cloth, Palm leaf, Paper, Color, Theme
Official website	ipindiaservices.gov.in

Patachitra or Pattachitra is a general term for traditional, cloth-based scroll painting,^[5] based in the eastern Indian states of Odisha,^[6]^[7] West Bengal^[8] and parts of Bangladesh. Patachitra artform is known for its intricate details as well as mythological narratives and folktales inscribed in it. Pattachitra is one of the ancient artworks of Odisha, originally created for ritual use and as souvenirs for pilgrims to Puri, as well as other temples in Odisha.^[9] Patachitras are a component of an ancient Bengali narrative art, originally serving as a visual device during the performance of a song.^[10]

^ http://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2010/November/engpdf/46-48.pdf Archived 10 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Orissa Pattachitra". Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ Bose, Nirmal Kumar. 1953. Folk religion of Bengal, part I number I (A study of the Vrata rites).C. Kar, Benoy Bose Road, Calcutta, India
^ "Patachitra: Ancient scroll painting of Bengal". Media India Group. 26 April 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^ SenGupta, pp. 13.
^ ":::::: Daricha Foundation ::::::". Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^ "Patta Chitra". Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
^ Rahaman, Md Motiur; Hom Choudhury, Mahuya; Sengupta, Sangita (29 February 2016). "VALIDATION AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (G.I) REGISTRATION OF PATACHITRA OF WEST BENGAL- ISSUES AND CHALLENGES". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Gadon, Elinor W. (February 2000). "Indian Art Worlds in Contention: Local, Regional and National Discourses on Orissan Patta Paintings. By Helle Bundgaard. Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Monograph Series, No. 80. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon, 1999. 247 pp. $45.00 (cloth)". The Journal of Asian Studies. 59 (1): 192–194. doi:10.2307/2658630. ISSN 1752-0401. JSTOR 2658630. S2CID 201436927. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
^ "Myths and Folktales in the Patachitra Art of Bengal: Tradition and Modernity - The Chitrolekha Journal on Art and Design". The Chitrolekha Journal on Art and Design. 2 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

[odisha.gov.in-1] ttp://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2010/November/engpdf/46-48.pdf Archived 10 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[The_Hindu-2] "Orissa Pattachitra". Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[3] Bose, Nirmal Kumar. 1953. Folk religion of Bengal, part I number I (A study of the Vrata rites).C. Kar, Benoy Bose Road, Calcutta, India

[4] "Patachitra: Ancient scroll painting of Bengal". Media India Group. 26 April 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

[5] SenGupta, pp. 13.

[6] ":::::: Daricha Foundation ::::::". Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[7] "Patta Chitra". Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

[8] Rahaman, Md Motiur; Hom Choudhury, Mahuya; Sengupta, Sangita (29 February 2016). "VALIDATION AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (G.I) REGISTRATION OF PATACHITRA OF WEST BENGAL- ISSUES AND CHALLENGES". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[9] Gadon, Elinor W. (February 2000). "Indian Art Worlds in Contention: Local, Regional and National Discourses on Orissan Patta Paintings. By Helle Bundgaard. Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Monograph Series, No. 80. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon, 1999. 247 pp. $45.00 (cloth)". The Journal of Asian Studies. 59 (1): 192–194. doi:10.2307/2658630. ISSN 1752-0401. JSTOR 2658630. S2CID 201436927. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

[chitrolekha.com-10] "Myths and Folktales in the Patachitra Art of Bengal: Tradition and Modernity - The Chitrolekha Journal on Art and Design". The Chitrolekha Journal on Art and Design. 2 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

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