We had gone to record a documentary there and it is worth visiting if you are in Odisha! It is a treasure trove of artists and developed as India’s first artist village. You’ll find beautiful paintings, stone works, ganjifa carfs and many other trinkets!

Raghurajpur Artist Village is a heritage village about 20 minutes drive from Pipli. The village is renowned for its unique Pattachitra art, a traditional style of painting that involves intricate detailing, vibrant colors, and mythological narratives. The Pattachitra art form primarily depicts stories from Hindu epics like the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Puranas. The artists use natural dyes and pigments to create these exquisite paintings on pieces of cloth, known as 'Patta' in the local language.

This place is all about patachitra paintings. Never ever i was involved in such kind of visit , this is the first time that i visited an arts village and it was truly a fantastic experience. the village is nestled in small village and is near to Bhubaneshwar. if you visit Puri then this is on the way to Puri from Bhubaneshwar. we took cab to visit this place and cab driver was having contacts in that villages so they directly came to us on arriving to the village and took us to their own workshop/shop. they showed us all the collections which costed from 30 /- rs to 1,50,000/- rs. most of the paintings are on Lord Krishna and few on Lord Sriram, Ganesha, Jaganath. we loved every paintings they showed and were tempted to buy and indeed spent 16k to buy single painting as a souvenir. i only visited one shop and never felt i should visit another neighbor or shop for better bargaining or paintings. This is a must visit place for tourists.

A small village, Narrow lanes, Simple houses. From a distance it appeared like any village of East India. Lush green foliage and many small water bodies! We entered only one home. Spell bound and mesmerized with the creativity of natural colors on cotton cloth bound with local material to become the base : canvas, and on it our religious figures and stories so beautifully painted. Each work had detailing, intricacies captured leaving us spell bound. A great salute, to the tradition and legacy, the artistic and creative skills !