Pattachitra is a common term for traditional, cloth-based scroll painting, based in the eastern Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal. In Sanskrit, Patta means cloth and chitra means picture . One of the ancient artwork of Odisha Pattachitra is originally created for rituals use and as souvenirs for Pilgrims to Puri, as well as other temples of Odisha while Bengali Pattachitras are originally present as a visual device during the performance of a song. Technique The studio of patta Painting is the home of the chitrakars (painter) . woman members of family make the glue, the canvas, fill the colors and the male members draws the initial line and gives the final finishing. The canvas is prepared by coating the clothing with a mixture of chalk and gum made from tamarind seeds, after rubbing it with two different stones and then dried. Which gives a leathery finish on which the vegetable, earth and stone colors are p...