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About Warli style of Painting

  • Warli painting is a style of tribal art mostly created by the people from the North Sahyadri Range in Maharashtra. 
  • The Warli culture is centered on the concept of nature and its elements are often focal points depicted in the painting. 
  • These rudimentary wall paintings use a set of basic geometric shapes: a circle, a triangle, and a square for depiction.
  • Their paintings were monosyllabic. 
  • The circle and triangle come from their observation of nature, the circle representing the sun and the moon, the triangle derived from mountains and pointed trees. 
  • The Warli culture is centered on the concept of Mother Nature and elements of nature are often focal points depicted in Warli painting. 
  • Warli artists use their clay huts as the backdrop for their paintings, similar to how ancient people used cave walls as their canvases

Warli Tribes

  • The Warli or Varli are an indigenous tribe (Adivasi) of western India, living in mountainous as well as coastal areas along the Maharashtra-Gujarat border and surrounding areas. 
  • They have their own animistic beliefs, life, customs and traditions, and as a result of acculturation they have adopted many Hindu beliefs.
  • The Warli speak the unwritten Varli language which belongs to the southern zone of the Indo-Aryan languages.
  • The Warli tribe is one of the largest in India, located outside of Mumbai. 
  • Despite being close to one of the largest cities in India, the Warli reject much of contemporary culture.
  • The Warli were traditionally semi-nomadic. 
  • They lived together in small-scale groups with a headman leading them. 
  • However, recent demographic changes have transformed the Warli today into mainly agriculturists. They cultivate many crops like rice and wheat.  

The Aadi Mahotsav

  • The Aadi Mahotsav is an annual event that was started in 2017. 
  • The festival is an attempt to familiarise people with the rich and diverse craft, culture of tribal communities across the country, at one place. 
  • However, due to the pandemic, the 2020 editio
  • This annual festival showcases traditional art and handicrafts and cultural heritage of the country and connects the tribal artisans with larger markets.n of the festival could not be held.
  • The theme of the festival is “A Celebration of the Spirit of Tribal Crafts, Culture and Commerce”, which represents the basic ethos of tribal life.
Source: PIB
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