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 district of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and 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 to a great ....
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