Aipan is the technique of floor painting using rice paste solution to etch out different geometrical and art patterns on the background of ‘geru’(red oxide). Instead of brush fingers are used to make these fascinating forms. These age old traditions are considered essential on every auspicious occasion. It is solely confined to women folk and usually mother passes it to daughter. Thus this art passed down from generation to generation. For the Kumaonis, each deity in the Hindu pantheon has a special symbol and every occasion demands an aipan of a different kind.
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