Godna Paintings

Recently, a group of locals from Bastar in Chhattisgarh has taken up the task of reviving the region’s age-old ‘Godna’ tattoo art form.

About Godna Paintings

  • Godna paintings are done mostly by Devar Godna of Rajanandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, Godi godna of Surguja district of Chhattisgarh, badi Godna of Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh and Madhubani Godna of Mithila region of Bihar, done by Brahmins and Kayasthas to picturize the sacred Hindu Mythological texts.
  • Natural colours derived from bark, leaf, flowers, seeds of plants and trees, clay and cow dung is used for painting.
  • Modernisation has influenced the Godna art and artists ....
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