• kharita

India is a place which is known for its cultural and traditional art as well as known for its unity in diversity. India has sprawled with 28 states and 9 union territories. Across the country have their self own traditional and cultural identities. Rural art comes from generation to generation which going to vanish in modern era. People are moving to urban area and slowly they started following new trends and stop to draw festival paintings on their house wall. Region wise India has own style and pattern of art, which known as folk art. Most of the folk traditions are followed by women. These art works displayed with various form of art. Women have belief system and faiths on their self created drawings in the rural area. Art works are not just pure piece of unique art but an excellent medium to express one’s faith on god and their natural belief system. These forms are very simple, single colour, thoughtful and rich heritage. The rural folk art in India specially in Haryana bear distinctive pattern design which are relate with ritual and religious as well as mystical motifs. These rural arts express encompassing cultural identity by conveying shared community values and aesthetics. This form of art is utilitarian and decorative form of art because of their ethnic and traditional beauty. Some of the most famous form of folk paintings is similar to the ritual paintings of like Warli paintings of Maharashtra, figurative style of Pithora paintings from Gujarat, border style of Saora paintings Orissa and Mandala style of Rajasthan. Some of these tribal folk paintings and rural ritualistic paintings of Haryana described below which is not highlighted yet. These are annual festival which celebrated by women. Some annual festivals which celebrated by women’s are Ahoi Ashtami , Karva Chauth , sanjhi, Thapa ceremony on the festival of marriage, goga novami etc. These festival drawing are primary source to continue folk tradition.

traditional, rural, festival painting, women

"Role of rural women as a developer of ritualistic and traditional art form: Through their festival paintings", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no.b232-b237, August-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108159.pdf

"Role of rural women as a developer of ritualistic and traditional art form: Through their festival paintings", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no. ppb232-b237, August-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108159.pdf