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Subject: Subhadra. Subhadra is Jagannatha's sister. Jagannatha is considered a form of Vishnu. The icons are carved and decorated wooden stump with large round eyes and a symmetric face and have a conspicuous absence of hands or legs.

Subject: Subhadra. Subhadra is Jagannatha's sister. Jagannatha is considered a form of Vishnu. The icons are carved and decorated wooden stump with large round eyes and a symmetric face and have a conspicuous absence of hands or legs. Back view of the object.

Subject: Jagannatha. Jagannatha is considered a form of Vishnu. He is a part of a triad along with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra. The icons are carved and decorated wooden stump with large round eyes and a symmetric face and have a conspicuous absence of hands or legs.

Subject: Jagannatha. Jagannatha is considered a form of Vishnu. He is a part of a triad along with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra. The icons are carved and decorated wooden stump with large round eyes and a symmetric face and have a conspicuous absence of hands or legs.

Subject: Balabhadra. Balabhadra is Jagannatha's brother. Jagannatha is considered a form of Vishnu. The icons are carved and decorated wooden stump with large round eyes and a symmetric face and have a conspicuous absence of hands or legs.

Subject: Balabhadra. Balabhadra is Jagannatha's brother. Jagannatha is considered a form of Vishnu. The icons are carved and decorated wooden stump with large round eyes and a symmetric face and have a conspicuous absence of hands or legs. Back view of the object.

Subject: Subhadra. Subhadra is Jagannatha's sister. Jagannatha is considered a form of Vishnu. The icons are carved and decorated wooden stump with large round eyes and a symmetric face and have a conspicuous absence of hands or legs.

Subject: Subhadra. Subhadra is Jagannatha's sister. Jagannatha is considered a form of Vishnu. The icons are carved and decorated wooden stump with large round eyes and a symmetric face and have a conspicuous absence of hands or legs. Back view of the object.

Subject: Jagannatha. Jagannatha is considered a form of Vishnu. He is a part of a triad along with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra. The icons are carved and decorated wooden stump with large round eyes and a symmetric face and have a conspicuous absence of hands or legs.

Subject: Jagannatha. Jagannatha is considered a form of Vishnu. He is a part of a triad along with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra. The icons are carved and decorated wooden stump with large round eyes and a symmetric face and have a conspicuous absence of hands or legs.

Subject: Monkey. Painted wood shaped into an animal and used as a toy. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Monkey. Painted wood shaped into an animal and used as a toy. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Elephant. Painted wood shaped into an animal and used as a toy. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Elephant. Painted wood shaped into an animal and used as a toy. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Duck. Painted wood shaped into an animal and used as a toy. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Duck. Painted wood shaped into an animal and used as a toy. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Kanchi Abhiyan. Pattachitra is a traditional, cloth-based scroll painting. This pattachitra shows the legend of King Purushottama of Odisha (1466 – 1497 CE) who wished to marry the princess Padmavati, but her father, the King of Kanchi would not agree. The offended Purushottama waged a war against Kanchi but was defeated. He prayed to Jagannatha to help him and was told in a dream to wage war again and accordingly marched towards Kanchi. On the way he was met by the milkmaid Manika who told him that two soldiers on horseback, one dark and the other fair had eaten curd from her and had given her a ring to present to the King and collect her dues. Purushottama recognized the ring as Jagannatha’s and knew that Jagannatha and Balabhadra had preceded him to Kanchi. Purushottama won the war, took Padmavati captive and finally married her. Kanchi Kaaveri is a popular story in Odisha and a popular relief in the jagamohana (audience hall) of the Jagannatha temple. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Pattachitra Preparation. Pattachitra is a traditional, cloth-based scroll painting. Borders are an integral part of painting and this is drawn first on the painting on all the four sides of the patta consisting of two or three lines according to the size of the painting. The outlines of the figures are drawn first with pencil and then very thin lines in white are drawn. The body colors are then added followed by coloring the attires. Afterwards ornaments are added and colored. Outline of other motifs are then thickened with a thick brush with black color. Then small and fine decorative motifs are painted in white. The eyeballs are the last to be inserted on the painting. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Chandana Yatra. Pattachitra is a traditional, cloth-based scroll painting. Chandana Yatra meaning Sandalwood Voyage in Sanskrit, continues for 42 days at Jagannatha, Puri. This festival indicates the worshiping of the deities with sandal mixed water. Chandana yatra is divided into two periods each of 21 days - Bahar chandana or Outer Chandana and Bhitar chandana or Inner chandana. During Bahar chandana, the representative images of Rama, Krishna, Madanmohan, Lakshmi and Biswadhatri are taken in a procession to Narendra tank. Also, images of Siva from five Shiva Temples known as "Pancha Pandavas" accompany them in a procession in the Narendra tank, the images are taken in well decorated boats and are worshipped. Bhitar Chandana is celebrated inside the Temple. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Krishna Leela. Pattachitra is a traditional, cloth-based scroll painting. Krishna Leela consists of Krishna themes but in Odisha we come across themes that are not derived from the Bhagavata Purana. These are called rasa pictures which are special form of erotic games in which gopis or milkmaids have an important role. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

Subject: Krishna Leela with Kandarpa Ratha. Pattachitra is a traditional, cloth-based scroll painting. Kandarpa Ratha is the most popular and frequently illustrated sport of Krishna who is shown riding a chariot provided by the limbs of a number of gopis or milkmaids.

Subject: Krishna Leela. Pattachitra is a traditional, cloth-based scroll painting. Krishna Leela consists of Krishna themes but in Odisha we come across themes that are not derived from the Bhagavata Purana. These are called rasa pictures which are special form of erotic games in which gopis or milkmaids have an important role.

Subject: Radha Manabhanjan. Pattachitra is a traditional, cloth-based scroll painting. This pattachitra shows the episode from Krishna Leela when Krishna is trying to apologize to and cajole Radha.

Subject: Episodes from Ramayana. Pattachitra is a traditional, cloth-based scroll painting. This pattachitra shows episodes from the epic Ramayana enclosed within a lotus shape.