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A patta painter's home with all the members of family is his studio. Woman members prepare the glue, the canvas and apply colours what we call the fill-in, and give the final lacquer coating. The master hand, mostly the male member, draws the initial line and gives the final finishing. Patta paintings are done on small strips of cotton cloth.
Puducherry is the smallest union territory in terms of sea coastline with 30.6 km length. Some of Puducherry's regions are themselves amalgamations of non-contiguous enclaves, often called "pockets" in India. The Puducherry region is made of 11 such pockets, some of which are very small and entirely surrounded by the territory of Tamil Nadu.
The executive authority is headed by the Chief Minister of Puducherry, who is the de facto head of the territory and is vested with most of the executive powers; the Legislative Assembly's majority party leader is appointed to this position by the President. Generally, the winning party decides the chief minister.
Puducherry is a Union Territory of India, with four exclaved districts; Puducherry district and Karaikal district (surrounded by the state of Tamil Nadu), Mahé district (surrounded by the state of Kerala) and Yanam district (surrounded by the state of Andhra Pradesh), with Pondicherry district having the largest area and population and Mahe district having the smallest area and population.
Puducherry is composed of three blocks, five municipalities, and ten communes. Puducherry and Karaikal have five communes each. The communes sub-divide into 98 village Panchayats. The administrative control of the communes resides with the Local Administration Department of the Government of Puducherry. [2] Each commune is administered by a ...
The Puducherry district, also known by its former name Pondicherry district, is one of the four districts of the union territory of Puducherry in South India.The district occupies an area of 290 square kilometres (110 sq mi), [2] spread over 12 non-contiguous enclaves lying on or near the Bay of Bengal within a compact area in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Patta Chitra painting. The pattachitra paintings are made over a piece of cloth known as Patta or a dried palm leaf, which is first painted with a mixture of chalk and gum. . Over the prepared surface, colourful and intricate pictures of various Gods, Goddesses, and mythological scenes with ornamentation of flowers, trees and animals are then pai
Jean Henri Frederic Gaebelé (b. 1860-d.1936), Mayor of Pondicherry (1899 and 1908–1928). H.M.Cassime (H.Mouhamad Cassime, past mayor and president of Chambre de Commerce of Pondicherry) [1] Selvaraj Chettiar. LATOUR Joseph (1955–1956) Papa Edouard Goubert (past mayor and first chief minister of Puducherry) Muthu Pillai (last mayor of ...