There is a legend among chitrakars of Puri that the Srimukh Singhar seva was also performed by the chitrakar earlier having had their origin in rituals of the Puri temple several hundred years back. Chitrakar was one of the original 35 orders which was introduced by Jagannath temple. Besides the painting of the substitute icon, the other important function of the chitrakar is to decorate the cars (Rath) during the Rathyatra and other festive occasions. For at least fifteen days of the year the creations of the chitrakar received some obeisance and worship from the devotees. The painting of the Anasarapati during the Ansara that is the primary ritual function of the chitrakar and the need for the substitute icon might well have been the basic reason for creating the seva itself. In most of these festive nitis (rituals), the chitrakar (artist) has an important function. The most important of these festivals is the Rath Yatra (Car Festival), but there are a number of other important festivals to keep the Sevaks busy throughout the year. There are besides many periodic and festive rituals to be observed on different auspicious days. In the temple of Jagannath there are the daily rituals of rousing the deites, feeding and putting them to bed at night. From the seventh century onwards several royal dynasties ruled in succession over ancient Orissa and the political and cultural life becomes more clear, the sculptural art took a definite shape form this period with the building of beautiful temple complexes in Bhubaneswar and other places in Orissa.Īccording to the royal patronage and also due to the teachings of Vaishnv scholars, the tradition of Patachitra painting seems to have got associated with the Jagannath temple of Puri in the Ganga period (Circa A.D 1110 to 1435) The first mural painting of Sitabanjhi in Keonjhar district can be grouped with the mural paintings of Ajanta belonging to the Gupta period is the only evidence of early classical Orissa’s painting. to at least the fourth or fifth century A.D. Later it seems that the art activities in Orissa were influenced by the contemporary all India trade during the period from the first century BC. found at Dhauli near Bhubaneswar and Jaugarh in the district of Ganjam. The first specimens of Plastic art in Orissa date back to the third century B.C. The history of Art in Orissa began with the Mauryan rule over Kalinga in ancient Orissa, when stone was used as the medium for art. Traces of Prehistoric civilization are evident in different parts of Orissa. The cultural History of Orissa can be traced to Prehistoric times.
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