Description
Material: Canvas cloth
Dimension(HW): 19 x 13 inch
Weight: 0.1 kg
Patta means cloth, Chitra means painting, thus painting on a piece of cloth is known as Pattachitra. Which is the age-old art of Odisha. Depicting stories and events of Hindu deities with various motifs, designs, and patterns.
The sourcing and application of colors and materials are purely natural. Five colors white, red, yellow, green, black, known as Pancha Tatwa been used to color the Picture. The white color gets by soaking, drying, and churning seashell, The red extract from a stone named Hingula, a local stone Haritlal used for yellow, Green used from leaves and green stones, and black is obtained from lamp soot, or either from burning coconut shell.120 more colors are used by mixing of the Pancha Tatwa color. The hair of, mouse, buffalo, and Keya roots are used to make the brush for the painting. And tied to a bamboo stick for the brush handle. The flower border on the painting makes it more notable.
Every day cowherds girls used to go to the banks of Yamuna to take a bath. They assemble together holding each other’s hands, singing, and bathing, deep in the water. Before going into the water they put their clothes near. Noticing bathing in the river fully naked is disrespectful, Lord Krishna decided to teach them a lesson, so that they may not repeat the mistake. Krishna stole the clothes of the Gopis and told them to come out from the river in the same way as they took bath.
When Gopis urges Lord Krishna to return their clothes back Lord told them that they disrespect and committed an offense by bathing without clothes in the Yamuna. He asked them to touch their forehead with folded palms and bow down before the god of Yamuna, Varunadeva. Gopis immediately abided by his order without giving a second thought which makes Lord Krishna the most obedient and greatest lover of him.
Everything Lord did was with a purpose behind it. Lord Krishna stole clothes, to set them free from the sin they committed. Like he stole butter from the household because the butter was direct went to Knasa, and children were starving. To give nutrition to every child, he stole and have them with his friends.
Care: For dusting use a soft cloth to wipe the surface of the canvas.
