Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Advanced
પટ્ટચિત્ર
/pattachitra/Roman
English meaning: Pattachitra (scroll painting)
Gujarati Definition
(ગુજરાતી)ઉ.
English Definition
A traditional form of cloth-based scroll painting from Odisha and Bengal, with a Gujarat variant called 'Mata ni Pachedi' depicting the mother goddess. These narrative paintings are part of Gujarat's folk art tradition and are used in ritual and festival contexts.
Example
“ઉ.”
In English: “Mata ni Pachedi is Gujarat's traditional cloth painting depicting the Mother Goddess.”
Literary Heritage
“અખિલ બ્રહ્માંડ માં એક તું શ્રી હરિ, જૂજવે રૂપે અનંત ભાસે.”
/Akhil brahmāṇḍa māṃ ek tūṃ śrī hari, jūjave rūpe anaṃta bhāse./
“In the whole universe You alone are Lord, appearing in infinite forms.”
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- ગુજરાતી
- Gujarati
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- Gujarati
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- Indo-Aryan
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