Arts of Odisha
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The Indian state of Odisha has a rich cultural and artistic heritage. Due to the reign of many different rulers in the past, arts and crafts in Odisha underwent many changes giving an artistic diversity today in the forms of traditional handicrafts, painting and carving, dance and music, clothing, etc.
Dance and music
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Others
Aside from the Odissi dance there are many other forms of dance and folk performances in Odisha. These include
Music
The 16th century witnessed the compilation of literature within music. The four important treatises written during that time are
Orissi music is more than two thousand five hundred years old and comprises a number of categories. Of these, the five broad ones are Tribal Music, Folk music, Light Music, Light-Classical Music and Classical Music. Anyone who is trying to understand the culture of Odisha must take into account its music, which essentially forms a part of its legacy.
In the ancient times, there were saint-poets who wrote the lyrics of poems and songs that were sung to rouse the religious feelings of people. It was by the 11th century that the music of Odisha, in the form of Triswari, Chatuhswari, and Panchaswari, underwent transformation and was converted into the classical style.
Handicrafts
Major handicrafts in Odisha include applique work, brass and bell metal, silver filigree and stone carving. Other forms include
Painting
The history of painting in Odisha dated back to ancient times with rock-shelter paintings, some of which are dated to the early historic period (300 BC – 100 AD). Apart from the rock painting sites, there are several drawings and etching resembling figures on rock surfaces at Digapahandi and Berhampur in Ganjam district and other places. Many of the cave paintings are tribal and rock shelter painting has continued through the centuries as an Oriya tradition.[2] They are often of a decorative nature mixed with rituals and may contain several motifs. Mural paintings in Odisha as elsewhere in India was an ancient tradition and evidence of mural pigment coatings have been found in the caves of Khandagiri and Udayagiri dating back to the reign of Emperor Kharavela who ruled in the 1st century B.C.[2]
On the boulder of Ravanachhaya at
Pata painting is considered an important form of Oriya painting which originated from the temple of Jagannath at Puri in the 12th century. This style developed under the patronage of the
Structural art
The Jagannatha Temple in Puri, is also known for its applique artwork of Pipili, silver filigree ornamental works from
Sand Art
In Odisha, sand art is a unique type of art form developed in Puri.and
References
- ^ a b "Arts and crafts". Odisha Tourism. Archived from the original on July 9, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Orissa Painting". Travel Mati.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
External links
- Media related to Art of Odisha at Wikimedia Commons
- Culture of Odisha, a Youtube video describing the culture of Odisha by Government of Odisha