In this fabulous Pata painting, the four-handed ferocious Goddess is painted trampling over Lord Shiva, who is sleeping. She is the destroyer the evil forces. She is wearing a garland of beheaded skulls and blood is dripping from her bulging tongue. She is painted black and a sense of awe is manifest here. Patachitra is a popular genre of ethnic painting in Orissa and was born out of the cult of God Jagannath, the presiding deity of Orissa temple. Spectacular pictorial conceptions, characteristic conventions and vibrant color patterns make the Patachitra a unique treasure in the rich coffer of Indian ethnic art. Primarily executed on cloth, using natural colors, these ethnic paintings have charmed admirers across the globe.