Ochre Orange Wall Art

Ochre Orange — 2 museum-grade prints in this palette. Kaliya Mardana — Krishna subduing the serpent Kaliya, who had poisoned a pool of the Yamuna, by leaping in and dancing upon his many hoods until the snake submitted and his naga-wives begged for his life — is one of the most beloved Krishna-childhood episodes. Here it is painted in bhitti chitra, Kerala's temple-mural tradition that flourished roughly from the 16th to 19th century and is still painted today: flat panchavarna pigments (red, yellow, green, black, white over an ochre ground), a bold lamp-black outline, the halo and the school's elongated lotus-shaped eyes. Bharni is the Brahmana women's colour-fill tradition within Madhubani painting — historically distinct from Kayastha Kachni line work. Where Kachni builds shade through parallel hatching, Bharni declares through bold vermillion, turmeric, green, and lampblack solids bounded by double black contours.

Updated 22 Jun 2026