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The simple yet beautiful Kalamkari painting depicting Ram Darbar reflects a rich tradition of this genre of painting. The glowing impact of colours and the characters that emerge on cotton fabric, help create an enhanced spread in this genre of painting. Here Lord Ram and his wife Sita are seated in the royal thrones and Hanuman and other are seated below the royal couple. Kalamkari art is unique in its use of colour as a medium to portray mythological characters. Kalamkari is the art of painting cotton fabrics with a kalam i.e. pen, a sharp pointed pierced bamboo that controls the flow of colour on the fabric. The popularity of this exquisite form of art crossed the shores of the country during the 17th and 18th centuries. Kalahasti and Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, the nerve centres of this art continue to be beehives of Kalamkari activity. Kalamkari colours are made from vegetable dyes.