Mandana Paintings

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{{short description|Painting in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, India}}
[[File:Mandana Painting.JPG|thumb|right|A Mandana painting depicting wedding celebrations. From the [[National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi|Crafts Museum]].]]
'''Mandana paintings''' are wall and floor paintings of [[Rajasthan]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. Mandana are drawn to protect home and hearth, welcome gods into the house and as a mark of celebrations on festive occasions. [[Meena]] women in the Hadoti area of Rajasthan possess skill for developing designs of perfect symmetry and accuracy. The art is practised on the floor and wall. The art is much more pronounced and attached to Meena community of Hadoti area. The ground is prepared with [[cow dung]] mixed with rati, a local clay, and red ochre. Lime or [[Chalk|chalk powder]] is used for making the motif. Tools employed are a piece of cotton, a tuft of hair, or a rudimentary brush made out of a date stick. The design may show Ganesha, peacocks, women at work, tigers, floral motifs, etc.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kamboj|first=B. P.|title=Early wall painting of Garhwal|year=2003|publisher=Indus Publ. Co.|location=New Delhi|isbn=8173871396|pages=158}}</ref> Such paintings are also called Mandala in most of the parts of Nepal.{{cn|date=January 2018}} (▀̿Ĺ̯▀̿ ̿)

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File:Mandana art work at shilpgram.JPG|Mandana art work from shilpgram , udaipur
File:Mandana art work at shilpgram , udaipur.JPG|Mandana art work on the walls of rajasthani mud huts from shilpgram , udaipur
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==See also==
* [[Chowk poorana]]
==References==
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[[Category:Rajasthani culture]]
[[Category:Indian painting]]

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Mandana Paintings