The Madurai Wedding - Odisha Pattachitra Style

The love between Shiva and Parvati is shown as Meenakshi and Sundareshwarar in the Madurai Wedding Invitation in the style of the Odisha Pattachitra!

The name Meenakshi refers to the fish-eyed deity Parvati. The enchanting deity Lord Sundareswara is a form of the mighty god Shiva.Sundareswarar, the Handsome Lord, married the gorgeous Meenakshi in a magnificent ceremony called as Thirukalyanam. Lord Vishnu entered the scene to give the bride away.

Meenakshi and Sundareshwarar are shown in a stunningly gorgeous illustration with exquisite details in the Odisha Pattachitra style in this divine and incredible piece of Indian art.

Pattachitra painting typically features Hindu deities and tales. One of the most well-known and traditional forms of art in Odisha is the pattachitra style of painting. Sanskrit terms patta, which means canvas, and chitra, which means picture, were combined to form the name Pattachitra. Pattachitra is a canvas painting that expresses simple topics, mostly mythological in nature, with richly applied colour, imaginative motifs, and designs. Pattachitra painting customs date back over a thousand years.

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