Raghurajpur, located in the Puri district of Odisha, is a vibrant heritage village celebrated for its rich cultural legacy, ...

Almost every art form in this village is inspired by them, especially the patachitra, which is synonymous with Raghurajpur. “Do you know that when the deities in the Puri Jagannath temple go on a ...

A Canvas of Tradition: Located just 10 km from Puri, Raghurajpur is a village of around 180 households, each carrying forward the legacy of vintage Pattachitra paintings. Here, art is a way of ...

At Raghurajpur, art flows like a river through time. Situated in Odisha’s Puri district, this heritage village is a living testament to creativity. Narrow, winding lanes are lined with homes ...

For generations, this patachitra has been drawn by artists from the nearby village of Raghurajpur. Every house in this Odisha village, just 15km from Puri, is a studio and every villager is an artist.

adorned with intricate patachitra paintings greet visitors to Raghurajpur, a heritage art village around 10km from Puri, Odisha. Named the Best Tourism Village 2023 by the Union ministry of tourism, ...

The village exudes a sense of community and dedication to preserving its artistic legacy. Undoubtedly, Raghurajpur stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of art and culture in India.

Impressed by the work of artisans, the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach) had selected Raghurajpur village to revive the ancient wall painting in 2000. With intervention ...

Cows amble, boys race each other on bicycles and laundry dries in the searing afternoon sun against the intricately adorned backdrop of Raghurajpur, where emerald papier-mâché parrots, hand ...

He added that Raghurajpur would welcome tourists with ... Around January and February, the artists’ village started to receive tourists, mostly from neighouring West Bengal.

Prominent on the state tourist map, the village is frequented by scores of tourists to buy Pattachitra works. After declaring Raghurajpur as an art village, the State government tagged it also as ...