Chitra Santhe: The common man's art festival
'Chitra Santhe' is an annual art event,organised by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath on the last Sunday of January. The colorful painting exhibitions attracts artists from across the country.- A spectator is trying to examine the life size sculpture of a horse at 'Chitra Sante'.
- A little girl is painting her face with a king's picture at the annual art event 'Chitra Sante'.
- Looks like this girl is trying to pose as Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in the portrait.
- An artist is holding a huge art piece with his face painted at the 'Chitra Sante'.
- Spectators are photographing the oil paintings on display at the 'Chitra Sante'.
- Stalls lined every inch of available space, with art work ranging from as low as Rs 2,000, going up to about Rs 20,000.
- A brass sculpture of Swami Vivekanada on display at the annual painting exhibition 'Chitra Sante'.
- A little girl enjoying a painting of the weaver bird nest.
- A must see event of bangalore, the Chitra Sante was inaugurated by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
- The campus itself was a beautiful sight, with enormous red and yellow banners stretching across the trees, casting the whole place in an orange glow and a street bejeweled with stunning paintings.
- Most of the art works are rooted in very cultural contexts including temples, elephants, smiling faces of women among others.
- Art admires throngs to 'Chitra Sante' to see and buy the beautiful art pieces. Over 2 lakh people visited this year's Santhe which took place on January 5.
- There is no entry fee for the exhibition as all the painting stalls are generally put up on the road that leads to Chitrakala Parishath. One can also visit the stalls inside the Parishath. The annual event starts at 9.30 in the morning and continues
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- This is the 10th consecutive year for the colorful event which attracts a huge crowd from and around Bangalore. As always Chitra Sante brought in local artists from across the country, who lined up at Kumara Krupa Road to display their works.
'Chitra Santhe' is an annual art event,organised by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath on the last Sunday of January. The colorful painting exhibitions attracts artists from across the country.
Chitra Santhe: The common man's art festival
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