Bhopal, July 12 -- Under the second phase of Skill Development workshop programme of the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya on Thursday, traditional artist of Mysore painting, Chandrika detailed about Mysore style of paintings.
She said the most popular themes are Goddess Rajarajeshwari and Sri Rama Pattabhishekam, Kodandarama, Dashavathara, Chamundeshwari apart from Lakshmi and Saraswathi, the coronation of Sri Rama (Rama pattabhisheka), wedding of Shiva and Parvati (Girijakalyana), Sri Rama with bow and arrows (Kodanda-Rama), Sri Krishna with his foster mother (Yashoda-Krishna) and the goddess Chamundeshwari, the family deity of the Mysore royal house.
Occasionally, portraits of the king and his family were painted. 19th century...