Unique Art of Warli Paintings Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Malavikagnimitram Introduction iii-xvi Text with

Malavikagnimitram     Introduction iii-xvi   Text with Translation 1-167   Notes 169-308   Appendix A: 309-310   Appendix B: Metrical Table 311-312   Contents of Vol

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Unique Art of Warli Paintings Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Malavikagnimitram Introduction iii-xvi Text withWarli painting has its own place in adivasi art of India. It takes its name from the Warli tribes of Maharashtra. It seems their roots are in the rock shelters of ancestors found in Bhimbhedka and Raisen in Madhya Pradesh. Warli paintings are pointers they fulfill a purpose. Their presence in the hut is auspicious and is said to promote fertility, avert disease, propitiate the dead, etc. They show rituals at birth, marriage, a life full of dance and