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the painting water resistant and durable, besides giving it a shining finish. the materials used in the paint are from vegetable, earth, and mineral sources. black is made out of lampblack, yellow from haritali stone, and red from hingal stone. white is prepared from crushed, boiled, and filtered shells
. the subject matter of the patachitras include religious, mythological, and folk themes. krishna leela and lord jagannath are important motifs. the patachitra artists also paint their themes on wooden boxes, on bowls, on tassar silk, on outer shells of the coconut, and on wooden doors. they are also...
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