Test: The Living Art Traditions of India- 2 - Humanities/Arts MCQ

The mother goddess Palaghat symbolizes the corn goddess Kansari and is worshipped for fertility. She is the main figure in Chowk, the Warli paintings created by married women of the community on special occasions.

Pata Chitra is a form of storytelling where patuas or chitrakars narrate stories while performing, while Puri Pata largely comprises the practice of painting on cloth. Both are types of scroll paintings practiced in different parts of India.

The Gond community in Madhya Pradesh worships nature and depicts animals, humans, and flora in their paintings.

Phads are horizontal, cloth scrolls painted to honor folk deities of pastoral communities in Rajasthan. They are carried by bhopas who travel around the area displaying the phads while narrating tales and singing devotional songs associated with these hero-deities in night-long storytelling performances.

Pata painting as a form of painting done on fabric, palm leaf, or paper, particularly in regions like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Odisha, and West Bengal.

Patuas as performers who handle the vertically painted pata (a type of painting), which is their hereditary profession. They travel around villages, displaying the paintings and singing the narratives that are painted.

The Phads as long, horizontal, cloth scrolls painted to honour folk deities of pastoral communities inhabiting the region around Bhilwara in Rajasthan. The phads illustrate the valorous tales of bhomias, who are brave men honored by the communities for their acts of martyrdom.

Dhokra casting is a popular sculptural tradition in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Midnapore in West Bengal. It involves the casting of bronze through the lost wax method.

Terracotta sculptures are made by potters using local clay found on riverbanks or ponds. The clay is molded or modeled by hand or on a potter’s wheel, and then baked for durability.

Terracotta sculptures are used as votives or offered to local deities, and are also used during rituals and festivals. They are usually the images of gods or goddesses, animals, birds, and insects, and are made in various regions across the country.