Phad painting is similar to the scroll painting. These paintings are created using the rainbow of bright colors and subtle colors. The popular themes of the Phad paintings are of Hindu deities, old legends and the stories of the maharajas of the bygone era. Phad paintings are magnificent and its outlines are drawn in block and filled with colors.

The paintings depict the exploits of the local deities. Phad paintings are carried from place to place. Traditional singers narrate the theme depicted on the scrolls. The main objective of the Phad painting is to depict the lives of the local heroes in the folk style.

Phad painting are decorated with the usage of vibrant raw colors. The characteristic features of the Phad paintings are the bold lines. The two dimensional treatment of the The entire composition of the Phad paintings looks spell bounding.

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