This week's Warli sessions have been wrapped up successfully with the completion of a new theme continuing the sequence of Barat scene and post wedding rituals in a Hindu wedding in Warli region. Usually Warli painting are done on the theme of marriage ceremony and the post marriage rituals which are called as 'LagnachaChauk'. These paintings are considered sacred and without these weddings can't take place.

The new theme done by our master artist Sanjay Bhau describes the joy and festivity in air throughout the wedding by the means of Tarpa Dance. The artwork depicts sequence of activities like men playing instruments, women dancing in different positions, cooking activities for the banquet going on in which men cooking for the function and women helping them and doing works like cutting vegetables. The artwork also portrays people drinking an alcoholic drink made up of flower, jaggery and honey to celebrate wedding. This theme portrays a kind of reception function which the bride and groom sit together and enjoy post their wedding. In this artwork the men and women can be distinguished by their sitting position and hair styles. The painting also comprises of all four house designs. 

Learning this art form with Sanjay Bhau has not only inspired me and the other participants but it also has helped us in gaining knowledge about the culture and social development of the region.