GS1 – Art & Culture
Sohrai Painting
- Region: Karanpura Valley, Jharkhand
- Type: Tribal mural art by women
- Festival Link: Sohrai harvest festival (post-Diwali)
- Themes: Cattle worship, fertility, nature (peacocks, bulls)
- Technique: Earth pigments on clay walls, drawn with fingers/sticks
- Heritage: Linked to prehistoric cave art (7000–400 BC)
- GI Tag: Sohrai-Khovar painting (2020)
Pattachitra / Patachitra
- Region: Odisha & West Bengal
- Medium: Cloth-based scroll paintings
- Patta = Cloth; Chitra = Painting
- Period: 5th–12th century CE
- Religious Link: Associated with Jagannath worship
- Features: Bold outlines, mythological stories, lacquered finish
- GI Tag: Odisha Pattachitra (2008), Bengal Patachitra (2018)
Patua Art
- Region: WB, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bangladesh
- Type: Scroll painting + narrative singing (Patua Sangeet)
- Origin: Post-13th century CE, linked with Mangal Kavya
- Unique Aspect: Muslim artists depicting Hindu themes
- Modern Form: Poster paint on stitched paper, includes sociopolitical themes
- GI Tag: Covered under Bengal Patachitra (2018)