एक

श ...
र्त
folktale through phad
 About the
Project
We had to revisit an old myth/folktale. After a bit of
discussion, we decided to go ahead and paint a
“Phad” depicting an interesting story where a lazy
man is about to suffer for his selfish deeds, what
will happen? Before that let’s take a closer look at
what is Phad exactly!
 Rajasthani
Phad Painting
A 700-year-old legacy passed down over generations within a
single family, Phad finds its origins in Shahpura, near
Bhilwara, Rajasthan. Phad is a type of scroll painting that
narrates elaborate religious stories of local deities and gods.
Created as travelling or mobile temples, these traditional
paintings were carried by priest-singers of the Rabari tribe,
called Bhopas and Bhopis. The Phad painting would be
unrolled, or unfolded after sunset, and the performance in
front of village members, would last into the night. This is
perhaps why the paintings are called ‘Phad’, which means
‘fold’ in the local dialect.
 We turned
the wood
So, as the phad painting is
mainly unfolded and then
narrated, our first step was to
start with a wooden scroll.

We took our available resources
at maker’s space and created a
wooden scroll through the
“wood turning tecnique.
 We Ideated
Traditionally as well as digitally, we
made sketches of our characters and
storyboard for a basic understanding
of frames in our final painting.

Through various references online we
researched on how exactly Phad is
painted.
Storyboarding
We Painted
Finally, we moved on to the
painting and started doing it
slowly & steadily. It took a lot of
time as the cloth was very
lengthy, but we managed to get
it done on time & put it around
the scroll!
 Penance of Manth
Lord Brahma Appear
Brahma granted his wish, Maanyavan appear
एक
Maanyavan puts a conditio
Maanyavan works lightning fast & finishes all wor

श र्त FRAME

EXPLANATION
Mantha is worried that he will now be kille
He runs to his wife for hel
Saavitri Devi gives Maalyavan a curled hai
After trying everything, the hair is still curle
Maalyavan flees away & never returned

 Akshaya Bhagavatula


एक
Dhruv Deshmukh

Dhruv Rakesh Kanojia


श ...
र्त
Kartiki Bhise

Krishna Bendre

Shourya Bhavsar

Tanvi Chopra

Yash Gadikar
धन्यवाद!