3. Chamba Rumal
Chamba Rumal' is a picrorial craft that represents
unique embroidery, which originated and flourished
during 17th –18th centuries in Chamba valley in the
state of Himachal
Pradesh.
The embroidery work done on a hand spun khaddar
or a fine muslin cloth which is in square format
The size of Chamba Rumal vary from as small as
handkerchief to Towels to as big as Bed Sheets
(Spread Sheets)
The colour of thread used in the Chamba Rumal
varies and no Rumal is ever embroidered in a single
colour, In the folk style, the colours tend to be bright
and bold and include pink, lemon yellow, purple and
green.
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4. Chamba Rumal
The Chamba Rumal weaving was effected by a
double satin stitch carried forward and backwards
alternately, done simultaneously on the two sides
of the cloth, so that the space on both sides is
filled up making the embroidered field on both
faces appear equally effective and similar in
content. This technique is known as Do-Rukha.
The satin stitch is resorted to for covering large
and continuous patterns spread over a wide
surface without pressurizing the cloth.
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7. Kinnauri Shawl
It is an exclusive hand woven shawl of Kinnor in
Himachal Pradesh.
The design is developed on graph paper and then is
woven by interlock technique with the use of different
coloured weft threads.
All the colours used have resemblance to the nature
like earth, air, water, fire etc.
The colours used have a meaning with green
signifying air, blue - ether, white - water, yellow
standing for earth and red for fire
The design pattern is inspired by the geometry and
mostly intricate geometry designs are used.
The body of the stole is generally plain and have
broad geometrical pattern in the border.
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10. Kullu Shawl
Kullu Shawl is a traditional product of Himachal
Pradesh.
It is woven in pure woollen yarn with designs
produced in interlocking technique without using
mechanical appliance like dobby, jacquard etc.
The design inspiration is generally geometric
pattern in bright colours.
The colour palette used is very bright and
attractive.
Kullu has been famous for its shawls with easy
geometrical patterns and bright colours.
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13. Kangra Paintings
Kangra paintings have no specific dimension.
These are painted in small sizes as well as in big
sizes on walls, clothes or papers.
Rectangular size of paintings generally 12 inch X
16 inch are very popular on fibre paper.
One major theme of the Kangra Paintings is love.
A favourite text with the painters is the
Rasikapriya of the poet Keshav Das. It derives
inspiration from Krishna cult. The Nayak and
Nayika in the Rasikapriya are Krishna and
Radha. The ideal lovers symbol of God and Soul.
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14. Kangra Paintings
All great art is inspired by religion. The paintings
and sculpture of Ajanta and the great monuments
of Borobudur in Java owe their origin to the
inspiration of Buddhism. Christianity inspired
paintings of sublime quality in medieval Italy and
Spain.
Thus, Kangra art is the visual expression of a
cultural movement with roots in a great spiritual
upsurge.
Kangra Painting is not a sudden development
unrelated to the life of northern India, but is the
culmination of spiritual and literary revival of
Hinduism
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