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[[File:Mandana Painting.JPG|thumb|right|A Mandana painting depicting wedding celebrations. From the [[National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi|Crafts Museum]].]]<br />
'''Mandana paintings''' are wall and floor paintings of [[Rajasthan]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>Meena, Madan, 2009, Nurturing Walls: Animal Paintings by Meena Women, Tara Books, {{ISBN|978-8-18-621168-7}}</ref> 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 floors and walls, and the practice is often passed from mother to daughter.<ref name=HinduTimes /> The art is much more pronounced and attached to Meena community of Hadoti area. The [[Ground (art)|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.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}<br />
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File:Mandana art work at shilpgram.JPG|Mandana art work from Shilpgram, Udaipur<br />
File:Mandana art work at shilpgram , udaipur.JPG|Mandana art work on the walls of Rajasthani mud huts from Shilpgram, Udaipur<br />
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In recent times, the practice has become less visible and has been called outdated.<ref name=HinduTimes /> Conservation efforts, such as those of Koshalya Devi from [[Baran, Rajasthan|Baran]], have been engaged in preserving and conserving the traditional white chalk on red background Mandana drawings.<ref name=HinduTimes>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/mandana-paintings-this-artist-is-struggling-to-keep-the-tradition-alive/story-r0EhVTA9VDhzWnI1njoKNO.html |title=Mandana paintings: This artist is struggling to keep the tradition alive |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2016 |website=www.hindustantimes.com/ |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=12 June 2022}},</ref> Devi has painted over 100 designs in the Mandana style on hardboard using oil paints, and is also engaged in spreading the practice to other countries.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Chowk poorana]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Culture of Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Indian painting]]</div>Augustine V. Williams