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Indian art and culture / Painting

Folk and tribal painting traditions

Kalamkari: hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile of Andhra Pradesh (Srikalahasti pen work, Machilipatnam blocks)
Madhubani or Mithila (Bihar), Pattachitra (Odisha and Bengal), Kalighat pats
Warli (Maharashtra), Gond (Madhya Pradesh), Pithora (Rathwa, Gujarat), Saura (Odisha)
Phad scrolls (Rajasthan, Pabuji), Cheriyal scrolls (Telangana), Manjusha (Bihar), Thangka (Himalayan Buddhist)