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Painting of Himachal Pradesh

The Painting of Himachal Pradesh depict a charm matched like none other. Vibrant hues are always at play in all kinds of Painting of Himachal Pradesh. With mountains and soft coniferous trees all around charcoal and vegetable paints have always been the main ingredients of the Painting of Himachal Pradesh. Most of the paintings have been hugely inspired by the local lives of the people. Processions following royal member, a queen busy in dressing herself up, Hindu gods and goddess, legendary stories from Ramayana and Mahabharata are some of the major subjects of th Painting of Himachal Pradesh. Many of thee paintings have been engraved on the walls of the temples and holy shrines of Himachal.

Due to the steep fall of the mountains the shrines of Himachal are quite inhospitable. Climbing up to these temples on barefoot is quite a tall task. Due to this reason many of the temple walls of Kulu, Kangra, Mandi, Chamba and Shimla depict the hardships that usually involve mountain climbing.

Mountain lives mingle here with legends to give us an altogether unique perspective to the hardships in the mountains. Most of the paintings in the temple walls are not very old and date back to 17th century. Some of the paintings my also be noticed in the Buddhist goomphas.

Besides the shawls, carpets and wall hangings of Himachal also depict the typical Painting of Himachal Pradesh. Lord Krishna's love dalliance, the journey of the Pandav's to heaven, the battle of Kurukshetra, legends from Lord Ram's vanavas are the major themes in most of these paintings. Legends about the trinity and love story of Lord shiva and Parvati are also depicted in many of the paintings. Besides Tibetan influence is also quite prominent in the Painting of Himachal Pradesh. Demons and dragons resembling the original Chinese versions may also be noticed in lamp shades and other wall hangings.

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