Travel along a less-traveled path to find precious gems in a stunning region of a state renowned for its natural and cultural riches. Amadubi not just another village in the heartland of Jharkhand’s vast rural areas- It’s a treasure house that visitors will never forget. The place is now a focus point in the Tourist Map of the Department of Tourism, Government of Jharkhand.
The Magical Paitkar Painting
Paitkar is the traditional scroll painting of Amadubi, Jharkhand. The word Paitkar is derived from the local word Patekar, or the Pata artists of the region. The artists paint their pieces on soiled and used papers, and on scrolls made from leaves and barks of trees. They use vermilion and natural colours applying them with needles or the hairs of a goat. They are known as Chitrakars and Amadubi is their home. This languishing painting form has been successfully revived, and there are more than 100 artists painting\today in Amadubi. Even the environment of the village whose hutments have artistic borders and wall paintings are charming. You can paint with the Chitrakars if you want live experience brought to you by the NGO Kalamandir.
The usual subjects or contents of Paitkar painting are
The fairs and festivals, mythology, social life.Traditional Hindu epic (such as Ramayana and Mahabharata), popular legend and folk tale and flora and fauna.
Now let’s put you in the festive mood
Truly, paintings, heritage and historical monuments, and natural charms apart, Amadubi can play host too many colourful festivals which include spectacular tribal dances, rituals, religious and social festivities. Ever present in the background is the rhythmic beat of the mandar (a kind of drum that throbs to set your heartbeat a flutter and your feet a tapping) and the staccato sounding Dhol. The festivals are only separated by the seasons and include the Goma, the Karma, the Sohrai or Chaitraparav and they are for you to enjoy.
The usual subjects or contents of Paitkar painting are the fairs and festivals, mythology, social life, Traditional Hindu epic (such as Ramayana and Mahabharata), and folk tale, Flora and fauna.
