Observe the image and answer the following question.
The picture shows a phad from Rajasthan. For what purpose are phads painted?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → To honour folk deities of pastoral communities
Option (1) To mark special or thanksgiving occasions — Incorrect. This is the purpose of Pithoro paintings, done by the Rathva Bhils on the walls of their houses.
Option (2) To honour folk deities of pastoral communities — Correct. Phads are cloth scrolls painted to honour folk deities of pastoral communities around Bhilwara.
Option (3) To serve pilgrims as memorabilia from the temple — Incorrect. This is the Jatri patti of the Puri patas, taken home by pilgrims as memorabilia.
Option (4) To decorate the walls of houses for weddings — Incorrect. This fits Mithila painting, done by women on the walls of mud houses, particularly for weddings.
NCERT (2026-27): “Phads of Rajasthan Phads are long, horizontal, cloth scrolls painted to honour folk deities of pastoral communities inhabiting the region around Bhilwara in Rajasthan. For such communities, safeguarding their livestock is the foremost concern. Such concerns purposely reflect in their myths, legends and worship patterns.”
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