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'''Raghurajpur''' is a heritage crafts village out of [[Puri district]], [[India]], known for its master [[Pattachitra]] painters, an art form which dates back to 5 BC in the region and [[Gotipua]] dance troupes, the precursor to the [[Indian classical dance]] form of [[Odissi dance|Odissi]]. It is also known as the birthplace of one of the finest and Legendary Odissi exponents Padma Vibhushan Guru, [[Kelucharan Mohapatra]] and Gotipua Dancer Padma Shri Guru, [[Maguni Charan Das]]. It is also the birth place of Shilp Guru
Dr. [[Jagannath Mahapatra]] who is a prominent Pattachitra Artist and has a huge contribution on the development of [[Pattachitra]] art and [[Raghurajpur]] village. Apart from that, the village is also home to crafts like [[Tussar paintings]], [[Palm leaf Engravings]], Stone carvings, Wood carvings, Cowdung toys and Papier mache toys, and masks.<ref name=bi>[[#Bo|Bindloss, p. 648]]</ref><ref name=fr>{{cite news |title=A visitors' delight |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1924/stories/20021206002208600.htm |work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |volume=19 |issue=24 |date= 6 December 2002 }}</ref><ref>[[#Bu, Bundgaard. p. 65]]</ref>

In 2000, after a two-year research and documentation project by [[INTACH]], starting 1998, the village was chosen to be developed as state's first heritage village and developed as a Crafts village, soon the village had an interpretation centre, commissioned artwork on the walls of the artists’ homes and a rest house.<ref name=fr/><ref>{{cite news |title=HERITAGE: Mural village|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2516/stories/20080815251607400.htm |work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |volume=25 |issue=16 |date=15 August 2008 }}</ref>

It also has the distinction of the only place where the traditional decoration called ''Patas'', used under the throne of Lord [[Jagannath]] and on the three chariots during the annual [[Rath Yatra]] festival, that takes place at pilgrimage town of [[Puri]], some 14 km away, known for the [[Jagannath Temple]].<ref>[http://pattachitra.com/raghurajpur.htm Rajhurajpur – pattachitra]</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Behind-the-scene action before the Rath Yatra|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/behindthescene-action-before-the-rath-yatra/44947-3.html|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=15 July 2007|access-date=27 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006222043/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/behindthescene-action-before-the-rath-yatra/44947-3.html|archive-date=6 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Entrance of Raghurajpur.jpg|thumb|Entrance of Raghurajpur]]

==Overview==
[[File:The Paintings on Betel nut (Areca nut) by the artists of Raghurajpur.JPG|thumb|Paintings of [[Jagannath]] on betel nuts in Raghurajpur]]

[[File:Palm leaf etching of Odisha.webm|thumb|An artist at Raghurajpur demonstrates palm leaf etching]]
Situated amidst groves of coconut, palm, mango and jack fruit, the main village has two streets with over 120 houses, most decorated with mural paintings, where the painters reside and practice their pattachitra craft, besides many other that practices throughout the village, including traditional masks, stone idols, papier mache, sculptures, wooden toys.<ref name=bi/><ref>[http://www.mapsofindia.com/puri/weekend-tours/raghurajpur.html Rajhurajpur] mapsofindia.</ref> The village also has a series of temples dedicated not only to Bhuasuni, the local deity but also to various [[Hindu]] gods including, Radha Mohan, Gopinath, Raghunath, [[Laxminarayan]] and [[Gouranga]].

Around, 2000 it was developed as a heritage village by [[INTACH]], and soon became a major rural tourist destination of the state, drawing tourist, both domestic and foreign to the village.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012194004/http://hindu.com/2007/10/11/stories/2007101157960200.htm INTACH to develop village in Ganjam district] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 11 October 2007.</ref> Villagers were also trained to provide heritage walks to the visitors by the organisation, and has since become a template for heritage tourism in the region.<ref>[http://www.unescobkk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/culture/AAHM/heritage_guides_training/training_kit/Core_module/English_version.pdf Heritage Guide training] [[UNESCO]], [[Bangkok]].Feb 2007. '' p. 6-5''</ref>

Today it is also the venue of the annual ''Basant Utsav – Parampara Raghurajpur'' (Spring Festival), which was first organised in 1993 under the aegis of State Tourism Department and Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata, held in the month of February/March and an important tourist draw.<ref>{{cite news |title=Raghurajpur gears up for Vasant Utsav |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/10/stories/2007031005740200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312150522/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/10/stories/2007031005740200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 March 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=10 March 2007 }}</ref>

==Pattachitra==
[[File:Patta Chitra 02.jpg|right|380px|thumb|[[Patta Chitra]] painting]]
The [[pattachitra]] paintings are made over a piece of cloth known as ''Patta'' or a dried palm leaf, which is first painted with a mixture of chalk and gum. Over the prepared surface, colourful and intricate pictures of various Gods, Goddesses, and mythological scenes with ornamentation of flowers, trees and animals are then painted. The paintings on Tussar saris, especially the [[Sambalpuri Saree]] depicting Mathura Vijay, Raslila and Ayodhya Vijay owe their origin to ‘Raghurajpur [[Pattachitra]] paintings’.<ref>{{cite news |title=Where every villager is an artist|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020414/spectrum/main7.htm |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=14 April 2002 }}</ref>

==Location==
It is situated 14 km away from Hindu pilgrimage town of [[Puri]], on the southern banks of river Bhargabi (Bhargavi). Visitors from Puri take the [[Bhubaneswar]] road, near Chandanpur, on NH-316, and upon reaching the Chandanpur Bazaar, they can take a right turn to reach Raghurajpur. The village is then around 1.5 km from Chandanpur.<ref name=bi/><ref>[http://wikimapia.org/9354769/Raghurajpur Raghurajpur] [[wikimapia]].</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book |title=India|chapter= Southeastern Orissa- Rajhurajpur|last=Bindloss |first=Joe |author2=Sarina Singh |year=2007 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=1-74104-308-5|page=[https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetindi00sari/page/648 648]|url=https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetindi00sari |url-access=registration|ref=Bo }}
* {{cite book |title=Indian art worlds in contention: local, regional and national discourses on Odishan patta paintings|last= Bundgaard |first=Helle |year=1999 |chapter=3. A Crafts Village and its Making|publisher=Routledge|isbn=0-7007-0986-X|url=https://books.google.com/?id=royx-12WRiwC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=raghurajpur+population#v=onepage&q=raghurajpur%20population&f=false |ref=Bu }}
* {{YouTube|id = P885j16NNxs|title = Rajhurajpur}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090410042003/http://orissagov.nic.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/nov2004/englishPdf/raghurajpur-craftvillage.pdf Raghurajpur Crafts village] Orissa Review, [[Government of Orissa]], November 2004.
* [http://exploreruralindia.org/HTML/view_site.php?site=Raghurajpur&page=factfile Raghurajpur Crafts village] Rural tourism, [[Govt. of India]]
* [http://www.livemint.com/2009/06/12210340/Myths-on-a-cloth.html?h=B Myths on a cloth] at ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]''

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[[Category:Villages in Puri district]]
[[Category:Odia culture]]
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