With reference to the Warli painting, consider the following statements:
1. It predominantly features geometric patterns such as circles and triangles.
2. They are traditionally painted on cloth with the colour of flowers.
3. They are created to promote fertility and avert diseases.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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With reference to the Warli painting, consider the following statements:
1. It predominantly features geometric patterns such as circles and triangles.
2. They are traditionally painted on cloth with the colour of flowers.
3. They are created to promote fertility and avert diseases.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct: The Warli community inhabit the west coast of Northern Maharashtra around the north Sahyadri range with a large concentration in the district of Thane. Married women play a central role in creating their most important painting called Chowk to mark special occasions. These rudimentary wall paintings use a set of basic geometric shapes: a circle, a triangle, and a square and also a set of colours usually consisting of brown and white . These shapes are symbolic of different elements of nature. The circle and the triangle come from their observation of nature. The circle represents the sun and the moon, while the triangle depicts mountains and conical trees. In contrast, the square renders to be a human invention, indicating a sacred enclosure or a piece of land.

Statement 2 is not correct: These paintings are traditionally painted with rice flour on earth-coloured walls of their homes, not on cloth with the colour of flowers.

Statement 3 is correct: Warli paintings are painted to promote fertility, these paintings avert diseases, propitiate the dead, and fulfill the demands of spirits. A bamboo stick, chewed at the end, is used as the paintbrush.

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With reference to the Warli painting, consider the following statements: 1. It predominantly features geometric patterns such as circles and triangles. 2. They are traditionally painted on cloth with the colour of flowers. 3. They are created to promote fertility and avert diseases. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3