Chitrakathi Art

The Gangawane family are Chitrakathi artists who continue in the traditional craft, while also moving forward into contemporary interpretations.

The artists tried their hand at street art using calligraphy in the Devanagari script with Chitrakathi art, among other things, in the letters. The letters spell Kudal, their home town.

In and around the home of the Gangawane family one can see a love of art in the traditional welcome of a decorated cow and a drummer.

The chitrakathi artist family has created a museum that used to be their cowshed. The entrance to the museum has a hint of the graceful art form.

The outside view of the Gawade Wada, where Chitrakathi painting is done on the walls.

The window on the outer wall of Gawade Wada.

The family who are the keepers of the Wada.

Temple inside the Wada, where the walls are painted by the Chitrakathi artists.

The outside view of the Gawade Wada.

The wall inside the Wada where Chitrakathi is performed.

The community temple in Pinguli where chitrakathi artists go to perform during festivals.

Sindhudurg fort, seen in the background here is an important part of Pinguli village, where Chitrakathi artists perform.

The area around the Sindhudurg fort which is an important tourist attraction in Pinguli.

The Gangawane family is so devoted to preserving their collective art form that they have sold their cows and converted their cowshed into a museum on Chitrakathi where they hold their workshops and performances.

The museum displays old Chitrakathi works.

Read more about Chitrakathi Art here:

- Old Chitrakathi Art
- Contemporary Works