Mug - Kalighat Pat Forest Gift Set though it is Turko-Persian in

though it is Turko-Persian in origin

mural from the walls of a crumbling haveli

These geometrical line drawings are made of rice powder

women painted them on walls using colours made from charcoals

Their art can be traced back to more than 2000 years ago

Mug - Kalighat Pat Forest Gift Set though it is Turko-Persian inFolk art ceramic mugs that will brighten up any home or office. Packed in a box that tells a little story about the art form it makes a perfect gift. Migrant patuas, or scroll painters, converged around Kalighat temple in Kolkata early in the 18th century to give rise to a new school. For over a hundred years the pilgrims offered a ready market for the pats. A majority of the Kalighat pats treated religious and traditional subjects, but the