208 Pieces Jigsaw Puzzle - Kalighat Pat Drop Earrings Add a spot of colour

Add a spot of colour and a touch of folk art with these uniquely designed Rakhis

folk art and culture to brighten up any day

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The colours used are natural and derived from owners

These brightly colored toy wooden birds are from Varanasi

208 Pieces Jigsaw Puzzle - Kalighat Pat Drop Earrings Add a spot of colourMigrant patua, or scroll painters, converged around Kalighat temple in Kolkata, early in the 18th century to give rise to a new school. For more than a hundred years the pilgrims offered a ready market for the pat as souvenirs. Pat paintings were originally rendered with bold rapid brush strokes on hand made cotton pulp paper. Natural colours were used. An increasing demand led the artists to adapt lithography and artificial colours. A majority of the