Create a beautiful and popular theme 5 Ramayana Stories in Warli with our native Warli artist - Mr Sanjay Sangle. Sanjay bhau has taught us to decorate these paintings with tarpa dance and decorative borders. 

Warli Art: Warli Art uses basic geometric shapes to make complex motifs, which are then combined together to illustrate a day in the life scenario. This course focuses on all basic techniques, and motifs of Warli art - humans, animals, houses, vegetation, birds, trees, nature, daily objects, musical instruments etc.

 1. Ram Janam Celebration (The Divine Birth)
The canvas comes alive with a grand Tarpa dance circle, representing the collective joy of Ayodhya. Within the palace walls—depicted by decorative square borders—Queen Kaushalya holds a tiny triangular infant, surrounded by rhythmic patterns of village folk playing drums and blowing trumpets to herald the incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

2. Sita's Swayamvar Scene (The Test of Strength)
At the center of a ceremonial hall stands the mighty Pinaka bow, rendered as a thick, arched line with intricate tribal etchings. Lord Ram is distinguished by a slightly larger triangular frame and a quiver, while King Janak and Princess Sita watch in anticipation; the scene is framed by rows of visiting kings, shown as repetitive stick figures sitting in disciplined geometric rows.

3. Sita Haran (The Turning Point)
This scene uses a starker, more minimalist layout to convey tension. The Pushpak Viman is depicted as a floating, ornate chariot in the sky, with the ten-headed Ravan shown as a figure with multiple overlapping triangular heads; below, the Lakshman Rekha is a single, powerful white line, and a stick-figure Jatayu is seen with wings spread in a valiant, geometric struggle.

4. Ram-Ravan Yuddha (The Great War)
A masterpiece of movement and "flurry," this scene fills the canvas with two opposing armies of stick figures. On one side, the Vanar Sena is shown in dynamic leaping poses with stones and trees, while the other side features the Rakshasa army on chariots; the focal point is the face-off between Ram and Ravan, their arrows meeting in the center to form a symmetrical, star-like pattern.

5. Ayodhya Wapsi (The Grand Homecoming)
The final piece is a symphony of light and rhythm. The city of Ayodhya is represented by hundreds of small white dots (Diyas) illuminating the borders. In the center, the spiral Tarpa dance returns, even larger than before, symbolizing the return of Ram Rajya—a perfect, unending circle of peace, prosperity, and cosmic balance.

Video1: Bal kand of Ramayana - God Ram's Birth Celebrations:  In this workshop, we will create a scene which depicts the celebration atmosphere when Rama was born thru simple geometrical shapes.

Lord Ram, the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu, is the central figure of our story. In this narrative, he is drawn as the 'Maryada Purusottama'—the ultimate model of a perfect man. He stands as a pillar of righteousness, an emblem of truth that guides the world’s path.

The celebration of Ram Janam (the birth of Lord Rama), popularly known as Ram Navami, is one of the most significant festivals in the Hindu calendar. It marks the birth of the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya in Ayodhya.

Depicting the birth of Lord Rama (Ram Janam) in Warli art is a beautiful way to blend a grand Vedic epic with the minimalist, geometric language of the Warli tribe from Maharashtra.

Video 2: Aranyamkand of Ramayana: Sita's Swayamvar Scene: The Sita Swayamvar is one of the most celebrated and pivotal scenes in the Ramayana. It is a moment where destiny, divine strength, and the "love at first sight" between Rama and Sita culminate in a grand assembly in the kingdom of Mithila.

King Janaka organized a grand assembly where he challenged mighty princes to string the legendary Pinaka bow of Lord Shiva to win Sita's hand. While none could even lift the bow, Lord Rama effortlessly raised it and snapped it in two, revealing his divine power and winning the Swayamvar. 

In this painting, Central to the scene, a large, intricate Shiva Dhanush (bow) stands as the focal point, surrounded by stick-figure princes in triangular shapes. Nearby, Lord Rama is depicted mid-motion, lifting the massive bow while Sita, adorned with a simple patterned veil, waits with a ceremonial garland in hand.

Video 3: Aranyamkand of Ramayan- Sita Haran: Sita Haran is one of the most pivotal episodes of the Ramayana, marking the turning point of the epic Ramayan. In Warli art, the Sita Haran (abduction of Sita) is a poignant scene where the simplicity of the tribal style meets the gravity of the epic.

The Sita Haran (Abduction of Sita) is a pivotal turning point in the Ramayana that tests the boundaries of duty and highlights the consequences of deceptive evil. It serves as the ultimate catalyst for the battle between Rama and Ravana, symbolizing the eternal struggle to protect virtue against the forces of darkness.

Video 4: Lanka kand of Ramayan- Ram Ravan Yuddha: The long battle ends when Rama defeats Ravana with a celestial arrow, marking the victory of dharma over arrogance and darkness.

Lord Ram and the ten-headed Ravan face off in a rhythmic dance of combat, depicted through the timeless triangular forms and geometric patterns of Warli art. Amidst a flurry of stick-figure Vanaras( the Monkey Army)and intricate bow-and-arrow strokes, this tribal rendition captures the epic triumph of light over darkness.

Video 5: Utterakand of Ramayana - Ayodhya Wapsi: Ayodhya celebrates the triumphant return of Lord Ram, Sita, and Laxman after 14 years of exile, a moment immortalized as the first Diwali. The city glows with the light of countless lamps and the joy of its people, marking the victory of righteousness and the beginning of Ram Rajya.

The Pushpak Viman glides over a jubilant Ayodhya, depicted through a symphony of white rice-paste dots and geometric triangles that capture the city’s festive roar. Village folk Tarpa dance in concentric circles under a paper-white moon, their stick-figure forms swaying in a rhythmic celebration of Lord Ram’s long-awaite. 

Sanjay Subhash Sangle (lovingly called Sanjay Bhau by his students) is an acclaimed Warli Artist – practicing this art since childhood and his family has been engaged in this for generations. His sphere of work includes traditional Warli designs (Tarpa, Village Scene etc.), outdoor and indoor murals, objects and fabrics and much more in a very nuanced manner. 

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