Sohrai and Khovar painting

Sohrai and Khovar are aboriginal methods of wall painting or mural prevalent in the eastern part of India, particularly in the Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand.

Nowadays, Sohrai and Khovar paintings are also created on paper and cloth so that they may be sold to patrons.

Cave paintings discovered in the area have similar animal and floral patterns as seen in the wall murals of the region.

Their themes are generally related to fertility and male-female relationships, and they depict recreation through motifs such as bamboo, elephants, turtles, peacocks, lotuses, and other flowers.

[8]The processes of both art forms starts with coating the surface with a mixture of soil and dung.

Finally, the white lines are drawn depicting food, as the art form is related to the harvest festival.

After the clay is set half-way, a comb is used to draw patterns resembling a rising Mother Goddess.