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[[File:Tribal_Art_Gallery.jpg|thumb|Sohrai and Khovar paintings]]
'''Sohrai and Khovar painting''' is a mural art traditionally practiced by women in the [[Hazaribagh district]] of [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Aasheesh|date=2020-03-05|title=India's new rock stars|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/india-s-new-rock-stars-1652616-2020-03-05|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-30|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Balasubramaniam|first=Chitra|date=2018-09-06|title=The beauty of Sohrai and Khovar paintings|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/the-beauty-of-sohrai-and-khovar-paintings/article24881453.ece|access-date=2021-06-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Traditionally used to decorate the hut walls, it is also done on paper and cloth so that it may be sold to patrons.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Chandra|first=Kavita Kanan|date=2018-02-17|title=Women keep it alive|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/660043/women-keep-alive.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

Sohrai art is done at [[Sohrai]], or harvest festivals.<ref name=":1" /> It is done in colour. Khovar painting is done at weddings, in black and white.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Cocooned in Jharkhand 's Sohrai and Khovar art|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2020/feb/05/cocooned-in-jharkhand-s-sohrai-and-khovar-art--2099063.html|access-date=2021-06-30|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Heather|date=2016-05-18|title=Hazaribagh: The Forest Villages|url=https://asianartnewspaper.com/the-painted-forest-villages-of-hazaribagh/|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Asian Art Newspaper|language=en-GB}}</ref>

== History ==
The art form was popularized by [[Bulu Imam]], who established the [[Sanskriti Museum & Art Gallery]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Deogharia|first=Jaideep|date=November 6, 2016|title=Hazaribag's tribal wall art at Paris exhibition|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/hazaribags-tribal-wall-art-at-paris-exhibition/articleshow/55271304.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-30|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, the Jharkhand government announced plans to adorn trains and government housing with Sohrai paintings.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-27|title=Jharkhand’s tribal Sohrai paintings to adorn trains, PMSAY houses|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/ranchi/jharkhand-s-tribal-sohrai-paintings-to-adore-trains-pmsay-houses/story-FcIFXe1iC1il1dYEE1lvpK.html|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> They received the [[Geographical Indication]] tag in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kandavel|first=Sangeetha|date=2020-05-12|title=GI tag for Jharkhand’s Sohrai Khovar painting, Telangana’s Telia Rumal|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/gi-tag-for-jharkhands-sohrai-khovar-painting-telanganas-telia-rumal/article31569123.ece|access-date=2021-06-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Process ==
The walls are first coated with a mixture of soil and dung, and then painted.<ref name=":0" />
[[File:Sohrai_painting,_Jharkhand.jpg|thumb|The painting is traditionally done by women]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Geographical indications in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Murals in India]]
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[[Category:Indian folk art]]

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