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Posted 17 Dec 2024

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Sohrai Painting

Prime Minister gifted Sohrai Painting to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia.

About Sohrai painting

  • Practiced mainly in mural art form in Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.
  • During Sohrai, a local festival, local tribal women make these paintings on walls of their mud houses.

Features: 

  • Known for their use of natural pigments and simple tools.
  • Artists often use brushes made from twigs, rice straw, or even fingers to create intricate designs.
  • Depiction of animals, birds, and nature is a reflection of the agrarian lifestyle and the reverence for wildlife in tribal culture.
  • Sohrai-Khovar Paintings have also been awarded GI tag.
  • Tags :
  • Geographical Indication
  • Sohrai Painting
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