Approach to the answer: 

Understanding and structuring the answer: The question has one part 1) Mention about the features of Madhubani and Warli paintings

Introduction:  Mention about India’s rich heritage of paintings and its origin which dates back to the prehistoric period.

Body: 

Heading 1:  Mention about the features of Madhubani and Warli paintings. You can use tabular form also to highlight different features clearly.

Conclusion: Mention that the themes of the paintings are derived from mythological scriptures and are drawn during festivals and marriages and they represent the rich cultural heritage and diversity of India

Following are the features of Madhubani and Warli folk paintings:

Features

Madhubani

Warli

Origin

• Probably during the 7th century BCE.

• Around 3000 BCE.

Practised by

• Only by women folks in Bihar.
• Also known as the Mithila painting.

• Warli tribes from Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Method of Painting

• Bright colors like yellow, red, green, white, and orange are derived from natural materials.

• Traditionally, it is well known for using white paint on ochre mud walls.
• Use of a chewed bamboo twig 
• A mixture of cow dung and red mud.

Themes of painting 

• Symbolic images of the lotus plant, the bamboo grove, fish, birds, and snakes in the union represent fertility.
• Religious (Hindu deities) and natural motifs (sun, Tulsi plant).
• It depicts various aspects of daily life, nature, and mythology. 
• They often feature scenes from Hindu epics like the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

• Warli paintings predominantly focus on tribal life and their close relationship with nature. Common themes include hunting, farming, festivals, and social gatherings.
• Intricate geometric patterns of flowers, wedding rituals, and other everyday activities.
• "Tarpa dance", where the circle of the dancers symbolizes the circle of life.

Style

• These paintings are characterized by intricate and colorful patterns. They use a two-dimensional perspective, with bold lines and bright colors.

• Warli paintings are characterized by their simplicity and use of basic geometric shapes, especially circles, triangles, and lines. The figures are usually depicted in a linear and rhythmic pattern.
• These paintings often feature sacred symbols like the circle (representing the sun and moon), the triangle (representing mountains and trees), and the square (representing village life).

Way of painting

• There is no empty space; gaps are filled by paintings of flowers, animals, birds, and even geometric patterns.
• The walls of the nuptial chamber of newlyweds were designed with cow dung and mud.

• No use of any straight lines; rather crooked lines, dots, circles and triangles
• Essentially ritualistic, usually made by married women to celebrate a wedding.
• Used to decorate the huts of Warli tribes.

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