FOR THE LOVE OF NATURE, SAURA PAINTINGS 

The Saura paintings were traditionally made to mark special events such as birth of a child, a good harvest, marriage etc. The sacred “idital” paintings (a part of Saura art) were always painted in the darkest rooms of the house, and were used by the tribal people to contact and appease the dead ancestors of the tribe. 

The Saura tribes of Orissa have a glorious past. The Saura tribe i.e. Sauras or Savaras have been mentioned in Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. Savari's devotion to Rama in Ramayana is part of the folk lore of India. In Mahabharata, Jara Savara pierces an arrow to Krisna and kills him. 

Saura Painting (CraftsIndia Gallery)

The people of the Saura tribe traditionally drew ritualistic pictographs on the inside walls of their mud houses called 'italons'. These pictographs were made for various reasons – to avoid disease, preserve crops, honor the dead of the tribe, and promote fertility. 

FACTS :-

• The Sauras paint on the inside of the walls which is due to their religious belief.
• Natural colors are used mainly black and white (made from soot and rice respectively).  
• A bamboo brush is used to paint. 
• It is usually mistaken as Warli Painting. 
• But these are different from the Warli tribe paintings where the insides of characters do not have the Saura net-like approach. The Warli figures are also more linear compared with the Saura figures.

These paintings are filled with positive energies of life.The Sauras beautifully express their philosophy that religion is about workshiping , respecting and protecting nature and that man and nature are inseparable.


This glorious painting can lighten up your house and make you feel more positive than ever. It connects to Human and Nature in a very religious way. Mother nature is our everything. We are lonely without the flora and fauna around us . This painting depicts the everyday happening and connecting of a man's life with the flora and fauna.
Find your love for the nature , Find this painting at :-

CraftsIndia Gallery,

LokVriksha, Tulshidham Road, Opp Vasant Vihar,Pokheran road 2, 

Thane West , Maharashtra.

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