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The Warli Art

One of the greatest contributions of the Warlis is their Art. Warli paintings are strangely ascetic, unlike other folk paintings of India, which consists of primary colors in such abundance. Instead they are painted in white on a brown earthy surface decorated with occasional dots in red and yellow. Warli paintings comprise of a variation of three basic forms; the square, triangle and the circle. Their paintings are remarkable in their intensely social nature. It depicts their way of life, their rituals and customs.






















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