To experience a live, vibrant art gallery overflowing with culture and stories you must visit Raghurajpur crafts village. Raghurajpur Artist Village 4.5 441 reviews 2 of 42 things to do in Puri Neighborhoods Write a review What people are saying By Ananya Shweta Raghurajpur Artist Village - Facinatining work by our artisans Apr 2023 When we reached the artist's workshop we saw beautiful paintings and around 3-4 artists were working on their new piece. It is known for its rich cultural heritage and association. Another interesting fact is that every year the God and Goddess of Puri go on a relaxation period for 15 days, so during that period, the statues are then replaced with these pattachitra paintings that portrays the three deities. Raghurajpur Artist Village is a traditional crafts village in the Puri district of Odisha, India. One of the special products of this village is the also the Sambalpuri Saree, which is a Tussar saree with various mythological scenes painted about Mathura Vijay and Raslila, etc.Įvery house here is an art museum and every person living here is an artist of tribal art, bringing alive the mythological scenes in their paintings. The village is surrounded by palm, mango, coconut and other tropical trees along with betel leaf gardens. But the remarkable part is that they don’t use a pencil for drawing and the brush also which they use is made up of mouse’s hair. The small village is situated in Puri district of Odisha. The artists here use natural mineral colors and vegetable dyes in their paintings. OctoRaghurajpur, a small village in Puri district, Orissa is known for its heritage. The surface is painted with vibrant, full of colors and intricate pictures of various Gods, Goddesses, depicting the mythological scenes. It is known as Patta and basically it is nothing but a dried palm leaf. In the meantime, I wrote about so many articles where I instantly visited. In the last 22 years, the artist has created hundreds of these intricate paintings. This art form dates back to the 12th century. But, there was a specific reason why I waited for such a long time. Raghunath, a resident of Odisha’s Raghurajpur village, is a fourth generation artist engaged in Pattachitra, a cloth-based scroll painting. I visited Raghurajpur first in 2017 and a couple of times later also. According to an artist villager it is their genetic practice and they have been doing this for generations. Most of the members of each family are engaged in art work. It is a very small village with more or less 100 families. Raghurajpur's Patachitra is recognized by UNESCO and it is now a Heritage. What sets these paintings apart is the notable material of cloth used. Raghurajpur The Artisan Village It took 4 long years to write on Raghurajpur. Raghurajpur is a small village of Odisha which is known for it's art and craft. This place is a must visit on the way to Puri from Bhubaneshwar.
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