On a trip to the Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra, I finally made it to the artist village of Raghurajpur and came away impressed.

Raghurajpur has been a destination on my wish list for a while. Having read so many stories on how this is a village where every home belongs to an artist, it had always intrigued me.

On visit to the Jaganath Yatra I finally managed to head to this artist village and came away impressed. The village is full of award winning artists who are keeping the art of Pattachitra alive.

Here are some images of the village and its colourful homes:

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