ಮೈಸೂರು ಚಿತ್ರಕಲೆ (Mysuru chitrakale)
Devotional painting from Mysuru, Karnataka, in which figures and ornaments are built up in relief with a gesso paste and then covered in gold leaf, against smooth flat colors on paper pasted over wood or cloth. Subjects are gods, goddesses and Puranic scenes drawn to fixed iconographic rules. Registered as a Geographical Indication (No. 32, certificate 26, 2006).
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