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2. Ajanta Caves - Wikipedia

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   While vivid colours and mural wall paintings were abundant in Indian history as evidenced by historical records, Caves 1, 2, 16 and 17 of Ajanta form the largest corpus of surviving ancient Indian wall-paintings. Panoramic view of Ajanta Caves from the nearby hill

3. Madhubani art - Wikipedia

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   Madhubani painting (or Mithila painting) was traditionally created by the women of various communities in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinents. It originated from Madhubani district of the Mithila region of Bihar. Madhubani is also a major export center of these paintings. [7] This painting as a form of wall art was practiced widely ...

4. Mandana painting - Wikipedia

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   Mandana paintings are wall and floor paintings of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, India. [1] Mandana are drawn to protect home and hearth, welcome gods into the house and as a mark of celebrations on festive occasions. Meena women in the Hadoti area of Rajasthan possess skill for developing designs of perfect symmetry and accuracy.

5. Fresco-secco - Wikipedia

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   The painting was created in the 15th century and depicts Saint George fighting the dragon. Fresco-secco (or a secco or fresco finto) is a wall painting technique where pigments mixed with an organic binder and/or lime are applied onto dry plaster. [1] The paints used can e.g. be casein paint, tempera, oil paint, silicate mineral paint.

6. Tibetan Buddhist wall paintings - Wikipedia

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   A secco-technique is a painting technique in which the pigments with their binder are employed to paint onto a dry (Italian: secco) wall. Painting technique Detail wall painting, Ladakh Detail of a wall painting in a Buddhist temple in Ladakh/India. The support for wall paintings is made of earthen plaster, usually consisting of more than one ...

7. Jogimara and Sitabenga Caves - Wikipedia

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   8 panels of oldest known murals in India, ancient theatre-like stage and seating. The Sitabenga and Jogimara Caves, sometimes referred to either as Sitabenga Cave or Jogimara Cave, are ancient cave monuments nested in the north side of Ramgarh hills in Puta village, Chhattisgarh, India. Dated between the 3rd-century BCE to 1st-century BCE, they ...