Street vendors display Indian National Flags ahead of Independence Day, in Delhi
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Street vendors display Indian National Flags, or Tiranga, along a roadside in Delhi, India, ahead of Independence Day on 15 August.
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Narrating stories through paintings - Patua art, in West Bengal
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Patua Painting is a form of Scroll Painting indigenous to West Bengal, a state in India. In Bengali, "Pat" means "scroll" and "Patua" or "Chitrakar" means "Painter". The origin of the painted scrolls is very ancient which narrates mythological and historical stories. It is also a part of an elaborate cultural performance, where the scroll is unrolled frame by frame while the artist narrates mythological and historical stories through song, which typically lasts five to fifteen minutes. The paintings are traditionally made from handmade paper, backed with cloth. Scrolls are typically 8 to 15 feet long and contain vibrantly painted scenes of a mythology or history story. Indigenous plants and minerals are still used to create the paint, including turmeric, vermillion, and burnt rice. Their s
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