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Two great art forms from Jharkhand: Sohrai and Khovar!

Two great art forms from Jharkhand: Sohrai and Khovar!   Traditionally, tribals artists and householders in Jharkhand have been using natural colours to make Sohrai and Khovar paintings on walls, caves but in recent times they have taken to paper. This is very much like the famous Madhubani paintings of Bihar which are now found on fabrics and ceramics. Sohrai form is made during the festive season of Diwali and harvest times while khovar [Kohbar?] is made during weddings. Avoiding synthetic colours, Sohrai artists use red, black, yellow and white soils, cow dung, coal and powdered leaves... 
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