1. PATACHITRA- God’s blessing
Abhishek
Debasish
Sourabh

2. Aesthetic values of Palm Leaves
• Exquisite art form Palm Leaf Painting was practiced
long back in few regions of India. This adoring and
unique art is made up on palm leaf by engraving.
• Palm leaf is a leaf on which all the spiritual book’s like
Ramayana, Mahabharata & all the Vedas, Upanishads
are written in ancient times.
• The tradition of palm leaves painting is closely linked
with the worship of Lord Jagannath and claims a
distinct place of its own because of its exquisite
workmanship.

3. Origin and Paintings
• Rare paintings of ODISHA.
• The origin of paintings is traced to a moving legend in the
Chitralakshana, the earliest known treatise on painting. It is
said that when the son of the King’s highest priest died,
Brahma asked the king to paint a lifelike likeness of a boy so
that he could breathe life into him again and this became
the first painting.
• Single painting takes around 6 to 15 weeks to complete
depending on details of painting where rows of the same
sized Palm leaves are arranged and sewn together and then
folded in such a way to make a neat pile.

4. Who am I ?
• Defines Orissa best with its aesthetic value of
Odishi culture, tradition, the picturesque
landscape.
• Its unique theme that brings together the
immensity of life and the diversity of the
Divine to stand as One.

5. What am I ?
• Spiritual - Concerned with or affecting the
spirit or soul
• Blessings of Lord Jagannath.
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6. For Whom am I ?
• Age 24 and above
• Gender- Male and Female
• Individuals having disposable income
– Art lovers
– Spiritual and religious people
– Tourists - aesthetic value of Odissi culture and
unforgettable memory from Odisha.
– Decoration

7. Why Me?
• Heritage painting
• Devoted to Lord Jagannath
• Unforgettable memory
• “PARAMPARA”

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visual-language.