Cheriyal Paintings

The origin of the Cheriyal Paintings can be traced back to the year 1625. CHERIYAL PAINTINGS are paintings which are beautiful work of art that is painted on khadi or cotton cloth. These paintings were initially done only on scrolls running into many meters (about l0, 20 to 30 meters) in length. Now, these paintings are done on small pieces of khadi or cotton cloth or even on cardboard also.

This type of painting is a community-based art where the Kaki Padagollu is the main community that uses the paintings as a visual aid to recite tales from the Ramayana and Mahabharata