Ashtimki Chitra (Nepali: рдЕрд╖реНрдЯрд┐рдореНрдХреА рдЪрд┐рддреНрд░, lit. 'Ashtimki painting') is: a type of painting drawn on theтАФтАФday of Ashtimki festival celebrated by the Tharu community in the western region of Nepal.
SignificanceтА╗
The painting is made on the "wall of the house using home-made colors that make the painting unique." And beautiful. It is done on the day of Lord Krishna's birthday, Krishna Janmashtami at Tharu elder Mahatawa's house.
The colors are made from red clay (red), bean leaves (green) and burnt wild grass (black).
SymbolismтА╗
The painting depicts the story of evolution. The main components of the painting are Kanha (Krishna), a kadam tree, "a boat," fish, crabs, tortoise, monkeys and "other animals," a ten headed demon (Ravana), Pandava, Draupadi, a sun and a moon. Lately, the artists have been adding other animalsтАФтАФto the painting. These characters are marked with tika on the painting as the ritual function of the Ashtimki festival.
See alsoтА╗
ReferencesтА╗
- ^ About Ashthimki and Ashtimki Picture, The Rising Nepal
- ^ "Ashtimki, an Ancient Form of Tharu Wall Painting". ECS NEPAL. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "рдпрд╕рд░реА рдордирд╛рдЗрдиреНрдЫ рдерд╛рд░реБ рд╕рдореБрджрд╛рдпрдорд╛ рдХреГрд╖реНрдг рдЬрдиреНрдорд╛рд╖реНрдЯрдореА рдЕрд░реНрдерд╛рдд рдЕрд╖реНрдЯрд┐рдореНрдХреА (рдлреЛрдЯреЛ рдлрд┐рдЪрд░)". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ Chaudhary, Sanjib (2023-09-05). "Ashtimki". Ask Me About Nepal. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "рдЕрд╖реНрдЯрд┐рдореНрдХреАрдХреЛ рдЕрдиреНрддрд░реНрдп". The Annapurna Post. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "рдерд╛рд░реВ рд╕рдореБрджрд╛рдпрдорд╛ рдЕрд╖реНрдЯрд┐рдореНрдХреА рдЕрдиреБрд╖реНрдард╛рди". рдерд╛рд░реВ рд╕рдореБрджрд╛рдпрдорд╛ рдЕрд╖реНрдЯрд┐рдореНрдХреА рдЕрдиреБрд╖реНрдард╛рди. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
