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2. 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 ...

3. Architecture of India - Wikipedia

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   Indian architecture is rooted in the history, culture, and religion of India. Among several architectural styles and traditions, the best-known include the many varieties of Hindu temple architecture and Indo-Islamic architecture, especially Rajput architecture, Mughal architecture, South Indian architecture, and Indo-Saracenic architecture.

4. Chowk poorana - Wikipedia

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   The term chowk-poorana is made up of two words: Chowk means square and poorana means to fill. The art represents folk mud wall art of the Punjab drawn for decoration or festivals. Hasan (1998) records that during 1849–1949 A.D. decorative designs were painted on mud walls with the occasional bird or animal. [6]

5. Shekhawati painting - Wikipedia

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   Shekhawati region. Shekhawati describes a district, or nizamat, of the pre-Independence kingdom of Dhundar or Jaipur. This region was ruled by descendants of the 15th century Rajput baron, Rao Shekha, who were known as Shekhawats. It is covered by the two modern districts of Jhunjhunu and Sikar. Churu district lay in the neighbouring kingdom of ...

6. Pottery in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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   2. Longpi black pottery from Manipur, India. 3. Khavda pottery from Gujarat, India. 4. Glazed Jaipur Blue pottery from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Traditional Nizamabad black pottery from Uttar Pradesh, India. Painted under-eave roof-tile, Sri Lanka, 5th century. Potteries on display in Dilli Haat market, New Delhi, India.

7. Kerala mural painting - Wikipedia

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   Kerala mural paintings are the frescos depicting Hindu mythology in Kerala. Ancient temples and palaces in Kerala, India, display an abounding tradition of mural paintings mostly dating back between the 9th to 12th centuries CE when this form of art enjoyed royal patronage. The scriptural basis of these paintings can be found in the Sanskrit ...