A visit to Raghurajpur UNESCO Heritage site.
T his time during our trip to Puri ,had the opportunity to visit Raghurajpur Patachitra village situated 15kms away from Puri. This village has been declared a heritage site by National Heritage trust and UNESCO as well. About 140 odd art families reside here . The front room of all the houses are converted into art studios. Many art lovers and artists come here to learn their art, a hostel is built to host such artists. Raghurajpur is famous for creating Patachitra , a traditional art form which dates back to 5th century BC.Patachitra art of odisha are pictures painted on a piece of cloth--a gauze like fine cotton cloth or old saree is coated with white powder and gum made from tamarind seeds. The colours used for painting Patachitra are all natural colours. By mixing 5 natural colours viz Red, Yellow, Blue, Black and white 25 colours can be made . Patachitras mainly depicted mythological stories from Ramayana, Mahabharata and also stories revolving around Hindu gods like Ganesha, ...