Consider the following statements related to the folk paintings of India and choose the correct answer: **Statement I:** The themes of Pattachitra paintings are inspired from Jagannath and Vaishnav Cults. **Statement II:** Manjusha paintings are executed on boxes of jute and paper. **Statement III:** Pithora paintings are made by some tribal communities of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. ** Code:**
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A. Only Statement I and II are correct
B. Only Statement II and III are correct
C. Only Statement I and III are correct
D. All the three statements are correct
Answer: All the three statements are correct
Option d is the correct answer.
Statement I is correct: Pattachitra paintings are a traditional painting style from Odisha and West Bengal. The themes of Pattachitra paintings are inspired from Jagannath and Vaishnav Cults.
Statement II is correct: Manjusha paintings are a folk-art form from Bihar and Jharkhand. Manjusha paintings are executed on boxes of jute and paper.
Statement III is correct: Pithora paintings are a ritualistic art form practiced by some tribal communities of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Pithora paintings are made on the walls of houses using natural colours.
Important Tips
Folk paintings of India:
Pattachitra is a painting done on canvas, and is manifested by rich colourful application, creative motifs, and designs, and portrayal of simple themes, mostly mythological in depiction. The colours used in the paintings are natural and the brushes are made from branches of Tendu and Palash trees. Some of the popular themes of this religious art are The Badhia (a depiction of the temple of Jagannath); Krishna Lila (an enactment of Jagannath as Lord Krishna displaying his powers as a child); Dasabatara Patti (the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu); and Panchamukhi (a depiction of Lord Ganesh as a five-headed deity).
Manjusha paintings are often referred to as Snake Paintings by foreigners as swirling snakes depict the central character Bihula's tale of love and sacrifice. The colours used in the paintings are mainly pink, green and yellow. The paintings are done in a linear style with dots in the centre called tipna. The motifs include figures of Hindu gods and goddesses, snakes, flowers, sun, moon, elephants, turtles, fish, birds, etc.
Pithora paintings are characterized by the seven horses representing the seven hills that surround the area where the tribes reside. These horses are enclosed within a rectangular fence in the painting that defines this geographical area. This rectangle usually extends up to the Arabian Sea in the west, Bharuch in south and Indore in north and east. The paintings depict the world of gods, the procession of marriage, the earth, the mythical farmer, the cowherd, the kings, the bania, the badvo, the goddesses of destiny, cow, bull, various creatures of the forest, and the minor deities.