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Manjusha Paintings - Coggle Diagram
Manjusha Paintings
Motifs
There is a tradition of showing the five sisters of the poisonous together in a snake-form. Where the character has to show domination, the hair is kept open.
The pictures depict Bihula with her open hairstyle and a portrait of Manjusha or Nag in front of it, while the drawing of Mansa depicts the nectar Kalash in the right hand of the goddess and the picture of Nag in the left hand.
Embellishments are predominant in women’s clothes. Pink, yellow and green colors are mainly used in painting. In some cases, the common auxiliary colors associated with these three colors, such as green and orange, are also used.
Introduction
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In this painting, a thick line is used and the hair is shown not with lines but with colors.
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Origin
“Manjusha Art” is the heritage of Anga. According to Vedic historians, this art has influence from the Indus-Valley civilization. A recent study on Manjusha Art provides an excellent example of how this art reflects the history of ancient Anga Mahajanapada. Manjusha Painting depicts story of ‘BihulaBishari’.
This art originated in the state capital, Champa. Which is currently located in Bhagalpur Bihar. Based on folklore and folklore, Bihula traveled to heaven by water carrying the body of her famine, fictitious, serpent-bitten husband Bala-Lakhendra in a multi-story boat NumaManjusha built by DevShilpiVishwakarma, and returned her dead husband alive and called Sati.