Observe the painting and answer the following questions based on it:

 What type of attire are the girls wearing in the painting?

Sarees, like tribal girls

The correct answer is option 1: Sarees, like tribal girls

The painting shown is Gossip by N.S. Bendre. The girls in the painting are dressed in simple sarees, resembling tribal girls, which adds to the rustic and traditional essence of the artwork.

The painting Gossip was created by N.S. Bendre in the period 1955-56. The medium of the painting is Oil on canvas. It is housed at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. Gossip is a vertical painting.. It is a composition of three village girls who are gossiping with each other near a pond of water. Their pitchers are kept near their feet. In background warm summer colours are used. Bold patches of Yellow ochre, Off-white and grey set off the village background, light green and burnt sienna are used on the ground. The girls are tall and thin, dressed only in sarees, like tribal girls. Patches of Indian red give a lively touch to the composition.