Product details

Material

Cotton Processed With Tamarind Seeds

Color

Organic & Natural

Frame Material

Acrylic Sheet

Framed Dimension

Length – 18 Inches Height – 13 Inches

Usability

Decor, Gifting

SKU

OPC-001-NABAGUNJAR-01

Based on Hindu mythology and specially inspired by Jagannath and Vaishnava sect, Orissa Pattachitra is an ancient folk art form of rural Orissa that has been in existence for many centuries.

Orissa Pattachitra - Nabagunjar The Nabagunjara is basically an extraordinary imaginative portrayal of the supreme life-force that combines the three significant categories of “beings” (gunjara): (a) the animals/birds; (b) the human; (c) the divine or god-like being. In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Navagunjara is a creature composed of nine different animals (i) the head of a rooster; (ii) throat that of a peacock bird; (iii) the body as the hunch of a bull; (iv) waist of a lion; (v) hand of a human/ divine being; (vi) one leg that of a tiger; (vii) one leg and hoof of a horse/deer; (viii) one leg of an elephant; (ix) the tail is made of a snake.