<SPAN style=""FONT-SIZE: " AR-SA? mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: mso-ansi-language: Roman?; New ?Times mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; FONT-FAMILY: black; COLOR: 10pt;>South India<SPAN style=""FONT-SIZE: " AR-SA? mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: mso-ansi-language: Roman?; New ?Times mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; FONT-FAMILY: black; COLOR: 10pt;>, Meenakshi was the consort of Lord Shiva. The impressive effulgence of colours and the characters on cotton fabric, help create a resplendent effect in the Kalamkari paintings. The painter has made use of variegated colous to make the painting more attractive. The borderlines of the wall hanging are quite prominent. The South Indian style of painting is unique in its use of colour as a medium to portray mythological characters. A sharp pointed pierced bamboo regulates flow of colour on the fabric.