Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra – Pattachitra painting is a general term for traditional cloth based scroll painting based in the eastern Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal. Patachitra art form is known for its intricate details as well as mythological narratives and folktales inscribed in it. Patachitra 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.
Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra – Pattachitra painting is a general term for traditional cloth based scroll painting based in the eastern Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal. Patachitra art form is known for its intricate details as well as mythological narratives and folktales inscribed in it. Patachitra 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.
Lord Jagannath is known to be the incarnation or Lord Vishnu (the supreme God) or by some people, avatar of Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It is interesting to note here that Jagannath is never worshipped alone, he is worshipped along with his brother Balarama and his sister Subhadra.
The icon of Lord Jagannath has a dark complexion while his brother and sister are white and orange in complexion respectively. The trio is seated on a jewelled platform and are carved in a wooden stature having large, big eyes and with stumps as hands. The legs of the diety are not depicted in the icon.
Natural stone colour on cloth
37''x24''
Natural stone colour on paper
37''x24''
Natural colour on paper
18X20 Inch
