Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
ପଟ୍ଟଚିତ୍ର
/pattachitra/Roman
English meaning: Pattachitra Painting
Odia Definition
(ଓଡ଼ିଆ)ପଟ୍ଟଚିତ୍ର ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଏକ ଐତିହ୍ୟବାହୀ କାପଡ଼ ଉପରେ ଆଙ୍କା ଚିତ୍ର ଯାହା ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ, ମହାଭାରତ ଓ ରାମାୟଣ କାହାଣୀ ଚିତ୍ରଣ କରେ।
English Definition
A traditional cloth-based scroll painting from Odisha, depicting stories of Lord Jagannath, the Mahabharata, and the Ramayana, painted using natural colours. It holds a GI tag and is practised mainly in Raghurajpur village.
Example
“ରଘୁରାଜପୁର ଗ୍ରାମ ପଟ୍ଟଚିତ୍ର ଶିଳ୍ପୀଙ୍କ ଗ୍ରାମ।”
In English: “Raghurajpur village is the village of Pattachitra artists.”
Literary Heritage
“ଚିତ୍ର ବିଚିତ୍ର ରଙ୍ଗ ଭଙ୍ଗ ଛଟା, ଦେଖି ମୁଗ୍ଧ ହୁଏ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି।”
/citra bicitra raṅga bhaṅga chaṭā, dekhi mugdha hue dṛṣṭi./
“Beholding the play of varied colours and forms, the eye becomes enchanted.”
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