Mythical-cordial merge: A panaroma of bengal pattachitra Plate art by Hasir Chitrakar

bengal pattachitra Plate by artist Haris Chitrakar represents various scenes portraying religious figures and social scenery, allocated in distict segments in the artwork. The Maa Durga scene at the midst of the artwork slaying the demon Mahishasura offers to uphold the values of virtue, courage and devotion. Artist skillfully captures the nuances of teaching and leaning in one of the fragment, reflecting social values and aspirations. Some scenes grasp the social scenes in bengal pattachitra portraying the household chores, daily domestic routines giving insight into roles within households and the social issues such as poverty, form of injustice through visual narratives. Mythological scenes like Goddess Lakshmi seated on a lotus symbolizing material and spiritual abundance.