India’s rich tapestry of art forms has long captivated audiences with their vivid colors, intricate details, and deep cultural significance. Among these treasures, Kerala Mural Painting stands out as a unique and ancient art tradition originating from the southern state of Kerala. With its vibrant hues, distinctive style, and rich history, Kerala Mural Painting continues […]
Ajanta is one of the most celebrated centers of ancient Indian art, preserving the only surviving examples of painting from the first century BCE to the fifth century CE. The Ajanta murals offer a fascinating glimpse into the spiritual and cultural landscape of early India, primarily through the lens of Buddhism. Except for decorative patterns […]
Traditional Thai painting is an ancient art form that has been passed down through generations in Thailand. The art form evolved through the Sukhothai, Ayutthaya, and Rattanakosin periods, with each era contributing unique elements to the style. The paintings typically feature flat images with lines as the main boundaries, and use secondary elements such as […]
There was once an elephant named Gajendra who lived in a garden called Ṛtumat, which was created by Varuna. This garden was located on Mount Trikuta, the “Three-Peaked Mountain”. Gajendra ruled over all the other elephants in the herd. One day, as usual, he went to the lake near by to pick lotus flowers to offer prayer […]
Madhubani painting (or Mithila painting is a style of painting practiced in the Mithila region of India and Nepal. Artists create these paintings using a variety of mediums, including their own fingers, or twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks. The paint is created using natural dyes and pigments. The paintings are characterised by their eye-catching geometrical patterns. There is ritual […]
A Ramachandran is one of India’s most distinguished and prolific artists who has ceaselessly experimented with visual language for more than five decades. His art is uniquely both contemporary and Indian in essence. Painter, sculptor, graphic artist, designer and art educationist, Ramachandran has explored diverse mediums and scales with a dynamic personal vision and distinctive artistic […]
Kalighat mural painting or Kalighat Pat (Bengali: কালীঘাট পটচিত্র) originated in the 19th century in West Bengal, India, in the vicinity of Kalighat Kali Temple, Kalighat, Calcutta, and from being items of souvenir taken by the visitors to the Kali temple, the paintings over a period of time developed as a distinct school of Indian painting. From the depiction of Hindu […]
Pahari mural painting (literally meaning a painting from the mountainous regions: pahar means a mountain in Hindi) is an umbrella term used for a form of Indian painting, done mostly in miniature forms, originating from Himalayan hill kingdoms of North India, during 17th-19th century, notably Basohli, Mankot, Nurpur, Chamba, Kangra, Guler, Mandi and Garhwal. Nainsukh was a famous master of the mid-18th century, followed by his family workshop for […]
Introduction to Paliam Palace: A Heritage of Kerala Paliam Palace is a Palace in Kerala Built more than four hundred years ago, it was in this Nalukettu that the Paliam family settled after shifting from Vanneri to Chendamangalam. This Nalukettu is a self contained double storeyed building with eight bedrooms in the south and kitchen […]
The north of Kottayam town, you reach Ettumanoor and its centuries old temple of Siva. The small town has all the noise and bustle of any small provincial town. But as one travels northwards on the main highway, the ambience of the ettumanoor temple infuses a rare kind of peace.The deity of Ettumanoor temple still […]