# The Most Famous Painting Styles Of India

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**Mysore Paintings** – Mysore has a very unique and distinctive forms of paintings which was made on paper pasted on cloth or wood.later of 18th century jewellery and other ornaments were also painted.

**Gond** -The art of Gond painting belongs to the aboriginal community of central India called Gond. This art express their day lives.this paintings have the images of animals and plants.

**Kalighat Paintings** – This painting has its root in Bengal around the kalighat temple.now this painting has he fusion of western and eastern style of art. It painted on mill paper with a brush dipped in lampblack.

**Kalamkari** – Its meaning is ‘pen craftsmanship ‘ The pictures are drawn with a kalam or bamboo reed on fabric using natural dyes,Kalamkari is an ancient Indian art that originated about 3000 years ago.

**Mughal Painting** – Mughal painting is a particular style of Indian painting developed and took shape during the period of the Mughal Dynasty in India, between 16th and 19th centuries.

**The Phad** – It is a kind of folk art which originated in Rajasthan.the paintings focus on heroes of Rajasthan like Prithaviraj chauhan, customarily painted with vegetable color.

**Mandana Paintings** – Mandana paintings are wall and floor paintings of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Women in the Sawai Madhopur area of Rajasthan are still paint the wall of house.

**Madhubani** – This painting is created with fingers, twigs and is mostly painted on the wall and gates of Bihar specially on wedding and puja ceremony.

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**Minimature Paintings** -It is world wide famous form of paintings which is known for its beauty, finesse. Artists use real gold ,stone and water to make this art.

**Tanjore Glass Paintings** -This is the beautiful fusion of [Tanjore paintings and glass paintings](http://www.walkthroughindia.com/lifestyle/traditional-arts-crafts-india-dying-slowly/). This painting describes the mythological subjects decorated with stones ,beads,pearls.

**Rajput Painting** – Rajput paintings are also known as Rajasthani Paintings, These paintings depict Hindu devotional themes and stories from Ramayana and Mahabharata.

**Cave Paintings** – Ancient Indian painting have been survives in caves only,highest achievements of this are the caves of Ajanta, Bagh, Armamalai Cave, Ravan Chhaya rock shelter, Kailasanatha temple in Ellora Caves.

### Tribal Painting

- Gond
- Warli
- Bhil
- Santhal

**Nirmal Painting**

Nirmal paintings are done in small town of Nirmal in Telangana, This place is also famous for Nirmal furniture and Nirmal toys and craft, a traditional Indian wooden toys having Geographical Indications in India.