Idital

[[File:Idital Wall Painting.jpg|thumb|400px|"''Idital''" -a form of Soura Wall Painting of Rayagada District]] [[File:OpenSpeaks-srb-Idital-Opino Gomango-Namad Dalbehera-Intro.webm|thumb|Indian Idital artist Namad Dalbehera speaking about the Idital painting in [[Sora language]]]]

'''Idital''' or '''Edital''' is a form of Indian painting from the state of [[Odisha]]. It is a kind of [[Saura painting]] that was invented and is practiced by the [[Sora people]] who mostly live in [[Rayagada district|Rayagada]], [[Gajapati district|Gajapati]] and [[Koraput district|Koraput]] districts of Odisha. The artisans paint Idital as a symbol of devotion to the tribal deity "Idital" or "Edital". Each piece of Idital painting contains symbols and signs and each one of them convey a distinct meaning. "''Jodisum''" and "''Jananglasum''" are two known Idital styles.

==Origin and History== Seven out of the 62 tribes of Odisha decorate their wall with mural paintings.<ref>[http://vaishalisethi.com/aboutart.html "About Soura Art"]</ref> Sora are known for their wide range of painting styles based on religious and ceremonial themes.<ref>[http://www.orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissareview/jan2005/englishPdf/Souras_Paintings.pdf " The Souras & their Panoramic Paintings"]</ref><ref>[http://www.orissatourism.org/orissa-paintings.html "Odisha (Orissa) Paintings"]</ref> They have invariably religious association for which they are called ''italon'' or ''ikon''. ''Ikon''s used to be originally painted on the walls of the adobe huts of the Sora people. ''Ikon''s are worshipped during special religious and cultural occasions such as child-birth, harvest, marriage and the construction of a new house.<ref>[https://archive.today/20150409142721/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110119/jsp/orissa/story_13459472.jsp "Traditional drawings of Saoras is on verge of extinction"]</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131103105903/http://www.importantindia.com/1633/tribal-paintings-of-orissa/ "Tribal Paintings of Orissa"]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scstrti.in/exhibition.html |title="Tribal Museum" |access-date=2015-04-09 |archive-date=2015-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414224948/http://www.scstrti.in/exhibition.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Iditals are generally made to pay tribute to the deities and ancestors.

==Theme, color and style== The iconic line drawings of Idital are based on simple geometrical forms. Humans, [[horses]], [[elephants]], the [[sun]], the [[moon]] and the [[tree of life]] are some of the recurring [[Motif (visual arts)|motifs]] in the ''ikon''s.<ref>[https://orissatribalart.wordpress.com/2010/04/25/idital-tribe-soura "IDITAL TRIBE–SOURA"]</ref> The backgrounds of the paintings are prepared from red or [[yellow ochre]] earth which is then painted over using brushes created from tender [[Bamboo Shoots|bamboo shoots]]. Natural dyes and chromes derived from ground white stone, hued earth, and [[vermilion]] and mixtures of [[tamarind]] seed, flower and leaf extracts are used for ''Ikon''s.<ref name="deccanherald">{{cite news|title=Timeless images|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/191569/timeless-images.html|accessdate=18 March 2013|newspaper=Deccan Herald}}</ref><ref>[http://www.indiantribalheritage.org/?p=3983 "Centre develops Saura tribal paintings of Raygada – Odisha"]</ref><ref>[http://tdccorissa.org/TO_Saora.asp "TRIBES ODISHA - SAORA IDTAL PAINTINGS"]</ref>

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[[Category:Arts of Odisha]] [[Category:Culture of Odisha]] [[Category:Indian painting]]