Phad Art

Traditionally done on the long piece of paper or cloth, known as Phad, the narratives of the folk deities of Rajasthan, mostly of Pabuji and Devnarayan are depicted on the phads, carried by priest-singers of the Rabari tribe, called Bhopas and Bhopis. While figures are harmoniously distributed throughout the canvas in a Phad painting, the scale of each figure is determined by their social status, and the role they play in the story that is being narrated