Rayagada. May 10 (ANI): Orissa Government has taken initiatives to revive the tribal Idital art form in Rayagada district by educating members of the Lanjia Saora tribe, one of the oldest communities in the state.
The Lanjia Saora tribe paint walls of their houses with depictions of gods and goddesses as well as everyday life.
The paintings, called 'Iditals', are representations of their beliefs and values, and are developed using right-angled triangles to cast an anthropocentric world in different moods and emotions.
The paintings also hold great religious value for the tribals, as they use them to communicate with the dead.
"Their art is as old as their tribe. They believe in their art form very deeply. They paint the outer walls and inner walls of their houses by this Idital. They draw these paintings in remembrance and respect of their ancestors," said Uday Chandra Panda, a researcher on tribal art.
The artworks are also being marketed and the Rayagada District Industries Corporation has begun training tribal youngsters on the Lanjia Saora's art.
According to the officials, the motive of this exercise is to revive the diminishing art form and also propagate the idea of self-sufficiency amongst the tribe.
"We have taken them to the level of development. We have suggested a labour-imposing centre in which training-cum-production centre will be there. We are trying to take care of their marketing at district level. Every year, they get around 1,00,000-200,000 rupees from marketing this art," said District Industries Corporation Manager Purna Chandra Mahakund. (ANI)
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