ARTYRIOS

Warli is the name of tribe, which resides at the foothills of the Sahayadri Mountains in the Northern Mharashtra bordering Gujarat. The origin of Warlis is as yet unknown. Many scholars believe that it is as early at 10th century A.D. but they were discovered quite recently.  They were originally hunters but today they are a farming community. 

The Warli Paintings, which form an integral part of their religious rituals are done using rice powder over cow dung smeared walls of their huts. Their paintings contain numerous small elements, giving a panoramic view of their day -to- day life with startling exuberance. With simple triangles, line and dots, their depiction of animals and birds, plants, rivers, mountains, and humans are so alive that one can almost feel the activities of the birds, animals or hear the rustling trees, gurgling rivers or the trumpets and drumbeats. Circles are an important element in Warli Paintings, as they believe that life  is a cyclic phenomenon, without a beginning.