In the coming two weeks, I will be doing a series of blog posts discussing various Aripana and their significance in Mithila Painting. Hope you all like it.
Aripanas are floral designs mostly done on floor. These patterns are also known as Mandala. They mostly consist of circles with different motifs depicting various powers of the Almighty. The following painting is Vishnu Aripana.
Vishnu Aripana
In this painting, the various circles are filled with many auspicious motifs. The four corners are decorated with floral motifs representing the four directions (Dishas) namely North, South, East and West. They bring benevolence from all directions. In the center are the lotus feet of Almighty who is the care taker of all the life cycles which are represented here in different circles around Him.
Here we see a dominant use of pink colour; signifying the message of Universal Love that God wants to bestow upon us.
Traditionally these are done on the occasion of pujas like Satyanarayan Puja, Vishnu Puja etc.
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