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Jadopatas
Jadopata (jadupata) is a distinct, centuries old, tradition of folk painting done by a community known variously as Jadopatias, Jadavpatuas or Jadupatuas who are scattered across Purulia, Bankura, Birbhum in West Bengal and the Santal Parganas in Jharkhand. In Purulia, they would also be addressed as Patkars or Patikars. The Jadupatias are traditionally self-taught artists each of whom painted in their own personal style and with the limited resources available to them, narrated in their own individual way the stories they wanted to present. Their style and repertoire has practically remained unchanged from the days of yore.