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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Rural Festivities

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying rural festivities is hand-painted using natural co...

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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of a Queen in her Palanquin

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying a queen riding in her palanquin is hand-painted us...

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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Lord Ganesha

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying Lor Ganesha is hand-painted using natural colours ...

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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Two Women Dressing up

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying rural women dressing up is hand-painted using natu...

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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Ram and Sita

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate of Ram and Sita sitting on a throne is hand-painted using nat...

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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Lord Krishna Disguised as Shepherd

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying Lord Krishna as a shepherd is hand-painted using n...

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  • Cheriyal Painting, Nakashi Art, miniatured cheriyal painting, cheriyal handprinted wall hanging plate, portrait of a woman painting, woman painting, Telangana folk art
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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of a Woman's Portrait

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying rural woman's portrait is hand-painted using natur...

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  • Cheriyal Painting, Nakashi Art, miniatured cheriyal painting, cheriyal handprinted wall hanging plate, Rural scene painting, Rural woman waiting for her beloved painting, Telangana folk art
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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of a Woman Waiting for Her Beloved

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying a woman waiting for her lover is hand-painted usin...

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  • Cheriyal Painting, Nakashi Art, miniatured cheriyal painting, cheriyal handprinted wall hanging plate, Royal painting, Queen riding in a chariot painting, Telangana folk art
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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Queen's Chariot

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying a queen on her chariot is hand-painted using natur...

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  • Cheriyal Painting, Nakashi Art, miniatured cheriyal painting, cheriyal handprinted wall hanging plate, White elephant ride painting, White elephant ride in forest painting, Forest scene painting, Telangana folk art
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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of a White Elephant Ride

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying an elephant ride is hand-painted using natural col...

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  • Cheriyal Painting, Nakashi Art, miniatured cheriyal painting, cheriyal handprinted wall hanging plate, Rural scene painting, Rural men playing musical instruments painting, Telangana folk art
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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Rural Festivities

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying rural festivities is hand-painted using natural co...

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  • Cheriyal Painting, Nakashi Art, miniatured cheriyal painting, cheriyal handprinted wall hanging plate, Rural scene painting, Rural scene with cows painting, Rural scene with cows and Shepard painting, Telangana folk art
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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Cattle and Shepherd

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying cattle and a shepherd is hand-painted using natura...

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  • Cheriyal Painting, Nakashi Art, miniatured cheriyal painting, cheriyal handprinted wall hanging plate, Royal painting, King and Queen taking blessing from learned person painting, Telangana folk art
    Cheriyal Painting, Nakashi Art, miniatured cheriyal painting, cheriyal handprinted wall hanging plate, Royal painting, King and Queen taking blessing from learned person painting, Telangana folk art
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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of a Sage Blessing the King and Queen

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying a sage blessing a king and queen is hand-painted u...

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  • Cheriyal Painting, Nakashi Art, miniatured cheriyal painting, cheriyal handprinted wall hanging plate, Lord Vishnu worship, rural women singing painting, Rural women singing bhajan painting, Telangana folk art
    Cheriyal Painting, Nakashi Art, miniatured cheriyal painting, cheriyal handprinted wall hanging plate, Lord Vishnu worship, rural women singing painting, Rural women singing bhajan painting, Telangana folk art
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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Women Offering Prayers to Vishnu

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying women offering prayers to Lord Vishnu is hand-pain...

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  • Cheriyal Painting, Nakashi Art, miniatured cheriyal painting, cheriyal handprinted wall hanging plate, Lord Krishna disguise painting, Lord Krishna Painting, Shepard painting, Lord Krishna disguising as Shepard taking care of cows painting, Telangana folk art
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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Lord Krishna as a Shepherd

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying Lord Krishna as a shepherd is hand-painted using n...

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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Rural Festive Celebrations

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying rural festive celebrations is hand-painted using n...

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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Women Offering Prayers to Vishnu

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying women offering prayers to Lord Vishnu is hand-pain...

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  • Cheriyal Painting, Nakashi Art, miniatured cheriyal painting, cheriyal handprinted wall hanging plate, Rural woman painting, Peacock painting, Rural woman enjoying with peacock painting, wildlife painting, Telangana folk art
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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Woman Appreciating Nature

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying a woman appreciating nature is hand-painted using ...

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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Two Women

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying two women bonding is hand-painted using natural co...

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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Lord Vishnu

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate devoted to worship of Lord Vishnu is hand-painted using natur...

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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of an Elephant Ride

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying an elephant ride is hand-painted using natural col...

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    Cheriyal Wall Plate of Rural Women Dressing Up

    D. Rakesh

    Spruce up your home decor with a dash of traditions. This vibrant cheriyal wall plate portraying rural women dressing up is hand-painted using natu...

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    Cheriyal Painting of Rural Women Greeting Gangireddu

    D. Rakesh

    Portraying one facet of rural life, this cheriyal painting on canvas is done by hand and duly signed by the national-award winning artist, D. Rakes...

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    Cheriyal Painting of Rural Women Winnowing Rice

    D. Rakesh

    Portraying one facet of rural life, this cheriyal painting on canvas is done by hand and duly signed by the national-award winning artist, D. Rakes...

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The background | Cheriyal Paintings and Scroll Paintings  

Scroll paintings in India have, in the past, played an essential role in the narration of stories and the imparting of traditional knowledge, usually by balladeers and village bards. Cheriyal scroll paintings, which originated in Cheriyal, present-day Telengana, similarly illustrate the region’s folklore and traditions.  Having origins that date back to as far back as 1625 AD, Cheriyal paintings and Cheriyal scroll paintings were solely practised by members of the Nakashi tribe. The paintings were initially used to educate those who could not read and were a significant part of storytelling. Today, they are still utilised for the same purpose and have become a more tangible way for the Nakashi tribe to preserve their heritage.  

  

The theme | The focus of Cheriyal Paintings 

Cheriyal paintings are vibrant and eye-catching, focusing on a variety of themes, including mythology, social structure, nature, and legends of heroes. The last one varies from community to community.   

  

The ingredients | The prerequisites for a Cheriyal Painting 

The artform uses natural fabric and colours, with the canvas being made of khadi. The khadi is treated with tamarind seed paste, rice starch, tree gum, sawdust, and white mud to make it firm. The colours are acquired from natural sources such as seashells, charcoal, turmeric, indigo, and other stones and vegetable dyes.  

  

The method | Preparing the Cheriyal Painting 

The process of creating a Cheriyal painting, like most ancient artforms, is a long one. First, the canvas is prepared, as mentioned in “The ingredients” section above. This process usually takes a few days. Once the canvas is ready to be used, the artisans start the drawing process, lightly hand-drawing the visuals before giving them a sharper, darker outline with a brush. After the outline, come the natural colours. Artisans would fill colours based on the theme of the paintings and the stature of the figures. Gods and goddesses were often represented in blue and yellow, respectively, while human beings were often painted in pink. Demons were allotted darker hues like brown. Once the colouring was done, varnish in the form of tree gum water was used to preserve the artwork.   

  

The present | Cheriyal Paintings today 

Cheriyal paintings and Cheriyal scroll paintings received the GI Tag in 2007 and are considered an integral part of India’s heritage. This ancient artform has, however, gone through a few logistical changes. Paintings and scrolls that were once 60 feet long and meant for grand homes have now become smaller and shorter. Narratives have gone from a full story to a few scenes. This is, of course, expected since the size of homes is getting smaller and the available area for these paintings to be displayed is reducing. In order to meet changing real estate circumstances as well as modern-day aesthetic demand, artisans who create Cheriyal paintings have switched from creating Cheriyal scroll paintings that are 60 feet long or more to those that are only 2 to 3 feet in length. Does this impact the quality of output? No. Does this impact the story being told? Only slightly. This is because the artisans have expertly adapted to the limited canvas space and are using their imagination to tell narratives of the past and present within only an image or two. However, we must say, we do envy those who have yards of stories draped across their walls as each step they take guides them into another realm and another era.