Pattachitra du temple Jagannath Lot n° 292

India, Puri region, circa 1900 Two varnished gouaches on cotton canvas depicting three figures: Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra [Balarama] and his younger sister, Subhadra. Size: 35.5 x 29 and 28 x 21 cm on view Pattachitra, sometimes also called Patta Jatri, refers to a style and format of painting traditionally attributed to Orissa (now Odisha). The rise of this style of painting is said to be linked to the town of Puri, home of the Jagganath temple, an important site of Hindu worship. A popular destination, pilgrims bought these paintings as devotional objects for their private homes. Two painting of Jagannatha and durga, Puri, Orissa, circa 1900