Patachitra Painting (Kalighat Style) – Gauri Ganesh

Kalighat became a part of the city of Kolkata by1690. Kolkata was shaping into a busy urban city,and all kind of people were migrating to Kolkatalooking for jobs. Thus, Kolkata soon became amelting pot of culture and traditions. Amongstmany other craftsmen, patuas also migrated to thecity from various parts of Bengal and outside. For allthese patuas, Kalighat became an importantdestination for seeking customers for their works ofart with thousands of devotees visiting the templedaily. These patuas changed from scrolls to smallsingle pictures painted on paper with naturalcolours, and sold those as souvenirs near thetemple.Products in this craft form range from traditionalpaintings as well as paintings on tables, chairs,cutlery, sarees, garments, furniture and variousother utility items.