Pattachitra

The art form, Pattachitra which arises from the land of Orissa is closely knit and related to the popularly celebrated and worshipped, Lord Jagannath of Puri, an avatar of Lord Krishna. On the birthday of Lord Jagannath, the idols of the Jagannath Temple are taken for a ceremonial bath to beat the summer heat. Lakhs of devotees visit Puri to witness this magnanimously extravagant event, the ‘procession of bathing’, when the idol of Jagannath, his sister Subhadra and brother Balarama are taken in a procession for the ritualistic bath. Checkout our Pattachitra art decor. Tradition has it that owing to the