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Utkal, the ancient name of Orissa, literarily means a place where art and crafts have reached its stage of excellence. This part of the country is renowned for Stone sculpture, Palm-leaf paintings, Patta paintings, Tassar paintings, Pottery toys, papier-mache products, sand art and applique work.
The lovely wall paintings seen on houses are very much eye-catching, whether painted with colours or powdered rice water. The traditional patta paintings are painted on the traditional treated cloth with a lacquered hard surface and original colour combinations. The theme of such paintings mostly revolves around Lord Jagannath.
Raghurajpur a road side village about 14 Kms away from Puri towards Bhubaneswar and Chitrakara Sahi in Puri Town houses these artisans. The Palm leaf painters are also seen on the job in this village Raghurajpur which is proud of her products-artisans and painters. These paintings are done by the palm-leaf etching technique which is formed by stitching together rows of the leaves. They can be folded into a compact pile, and then opened up easily.

These are the coconut shells, which are painted by Raghurajpur Artist is such a way, so that they are looking as a masterpiece of art. I hope, you will like it.