Phadas form an integral part of the rustic
and vibrant cultural legacy of Rajasthan.
They are large paintings executed on cloth
depicting the deeds of heroes like Goga
Chauhan, Prithaviraj Chauhan, Amar Singh
Rathor, Tejaji Papuji, and Narayandevji.
The central of the cloth depicts the main
story and the puranic tales are illustrated
on the border areas.
Traditionally, vivid colors derived from
the vegetable and mineral dyes have been
used. The artists does not paint the eyes
of the main character till the time he does
not hand over the painting to bhopa (a person
from the bhopa caste who specialize in singing
different tales) The bhopa sings the stories shown on phada
in the accompaniment of music.
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