Mahishasura Meets His End At The Feet Of Devi... Lot n° 3

If the spirit of the eastern delta peoples could be put into a picture, it would be the_x000D_She has the roopa of the traditional Indian devi. Dressed in a statement red saree that contrasts gorgeously against Her dewy, olive complexion, Her ten arms (dashabhujadhari) bear a plethora of weapons and dharmic symbols. With one foot resting on Her trusty simhavahana, She pins down Mahishasura with the other and pierces Her spear into Him. At death’s door, he flails His muscular arms helplessly at Her feet. Her large lifelike eyes gaze straight ahead with determination and an expression of accomplishment. A couple of wrathful devis, with severed demon-heads in their hands, are depicted on the lower panel._x000D_Tussar is the most sumptuous silk produced in the moist soils of the region. Its texture and the pale ivory natural colour form the perfect canvas for the rich pastels that make up the colour palette of traditional compositions such as this one. Specifications: Water Color Painting on Tussar Silk Folk Art From The Temple Town Puri (Orissa) Artist: Rabi Behera 22.5 inches X 35 inches Patachitra of Orissa Patachitra or the icon paintings of Orissa occupy an important status among the many art forms centered around the temple of Puri. For the painted surface, the chitrakar community of painters utilises a gauze like fine cotton cloth, coated with a cooked solution of powdered tamarind seed, chalk and gum and subsequently smoothened. The paintings are executed primarily in profile with highly elongated eyes within a floral border. There are few landscapes and the scenes are depicted in a foreground closely juxtaposed together. Highly stylized paintings of the Puri temple and scenes from the epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata, figure along with the predominant painting of Lord Jagannath, a form of Krishna, with his older brother Balarama and sister Subhadra.<