Ashtimki Chitra is a painting created on the day of Ashthimki festival celebrated by the Tharu Community in the western part of Nepal.
This Ashtimki painting is made on the wall of the house using home-made colors that makes this painting unique.The painting is done on the day of Lord Krishna's birthday, Krishna Janmashtami at Tharu elder Mahatawa's house.
The colors used are made from red clay, bean leaves, burnt wild grass - red, green and black respectively.
The main components of the painting are Kanha (Krishna), a Kadam tree, a boat, fish, crabs, tortoise, monkeys and other animals, a twelve headed demon (Raavana), Pandavas, Draupadi, a sun and a moon. Lately, the artists have been adding other animals to the painting.
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