Sohrai paintings on mud walls painted by Kurmi caste artists. Bhilwara village, district Hazaribaug, Jharkhand, India

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Sohrai are colourful paintings done totally by using natural pigments mixed in mud. Artists use chewed sticks which people in villages use to brush their teeth with. Sohrai is said to be following upon the similar patterns and styles once used to create Isko and other rock arts in the region. The village paintings are considered auspicious symbols related to fertility and fecundity being painted on the walls.

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