'Krishna in Rasa Mandala' Madhubani Painting 22"

Lord Krishna in his childhood used to be very naughty like hundreds other children. He had a strong liking for butter. He along with his friends used to steal butter because of his strong liking for the milk-product. But despite this all the Gopis in Vraj (place in India where Krishna grew up) loved him. It is said that Krishna would steal the butter, that the Gopis would prepare. The Gopis would keep complaining to Yashoda (Krishna's foster mother) that Krishna steals their butter and breaks their urns full of water. One day Yashoda got very angry with Krishna and ran after him. But she could not catch him. You know why? Because while she was running after Krishna, his back was towards her. And the back stands for all the wrong things. So that means that if you are running after the wrong things in life, you will not be able to catch Krishna.

In this folk art Paata Painting on Patti (cotton and paper togather), Lord Krishna is nicely depicted playing his immortal tune in his flute even as two gopis taking care of the Lord. Whereas one lady is fanning him the other is offering him sweets. The iconic figure of the Lord is painted blue and even the cow is painted minutely. The borders of the painted are painted smartly with some spectacular floral designs.

Pata is a traditional painting of Odisha and is based on Hindu mythology and specially inspired by Jagannath and Vaishnava cult. All colours used in the paintings are natural and paintings are made fully old traditional way by Chitrakaras (Oriya painter). Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of Odisha. The term Pattachitra has evolved from the Sanskrit words patta, meaning canvas, and chitra, meaning picture. Pattachitra is thus a painting done on canvas, and is manifested by rich colourful application, creative motifs and designs, and portrayal of simple themes, mostly mythological in depiction. The painting the 'pattachitra' resemble the old murals of Odisha especially religious centres of Puri, Konark and Bhubaneshwar region, dating back to the 5th century BC. The hub of this genre of artwork is in and around Puri, especially in the village of Raghurajpur

Madhubani painting or Mithila painting is a style of Indian painting this is a form of traditional art practiced in northern Bihar, known as the Mithilanchal. Originating from wall paintings or decorations and primarily practiced by rural women, this art form depicts nature and mythological tales, which have been passed on through generations in the form of simplistic graphics in two-dimensional perspective. Painting is done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks, using natural dyes and pigments, and is characterized by eye-catching geometrical patterns. The paintings are traditionally based on mythological, folk themes and pastoral symbols. The central themes of most paintings are love, valor, devotion and fertility, though the approach may vary. So it is common to find scenes of courtship and marriages and symbols of fertility and prosperity like fish, parrot, elephant, turtle, sun, moon, bamboo tree, lotus, etc. in prominence. The highlight of the glorious heritage of Madhubani paintings is the exceptional uses of colours with earthy undertones along with brilliant workmanship.