Write a note on the Kalighat paintings.
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In the 19th and the early 20th century, Kalighat paintings served as great mementoes and were one of the most sought-after souvenirs bought by foreign tourists and domestic pilgrims visiting the much revered Kalighat Temple in Kolkata. With bright colours, bold strokes, realistic figures, religious, as well as secular and civil subjects; these paintings caught the eyes of the visitors in a jiffy. The paintings derive its name from the Kalighat Temple which flourished as a popular art form with the rise of a settlement around the temple. Legend has it that Sati slew herself after Lord Shiva was insulted by her father Daksha. Following this, Shiva wandered with her body on his shoulder threatening to destroy the universe. Vishnu, the preserver of Earth, intervened and shattered Sati’s body into 51 pieces which fell at different spots across the Indian subcontinent. These sites are known as Shakti Peethas. The toe of her right foot is said to have fallen at the site of the Kalighat Temple, associating it with Goddess Kali- the ferocious form of Sati.
Today, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses the largest collection of Kalighat paintings in the world.
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In the 19th and the early 20th century, Kalighat paintings served as great mementoes and were one of the most sought-after souvenirs bought by foreign tourists and domestic pilgrims visiting the much revered Kalighat Temple in Kolkata. With bright colours, bold strokes, realistic figures, religious, as well as secular and civil subjects; these paintings caught the eyes of the visitors in a jiffy. The paintings derive its name from the Kalighat Temple which flourished as a popular art form with the rise of a settlement around the temple. Legend has it that Sati slew herself after Lord Shiva was insulted by her father Daksha. Following this, Shiva wandered with her body on his shoulder threatening to destroy the universe. Vishnu, the preserver of Earth, intervened and shattered Sati’s body into 51 pieces which fell at different spots across the Indian subcontinent. These sites are known as Shakti Peethas. The toe of her right foot is said to have fallen at the site of the Kalighat Temple, associating it with Goddess Kali- the ferocious form of Sati.
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