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A mixture of gum, chalk powder, limestone and tamarind paste is used to emboss the paintings

Tanjore paintings are a 16th-century classical art form in India's southern Tamil Nadu state. All photos: Taniya Dutta / The National

They are known for their ornate depictions of Hindu deities

The artists use 22-carat gold foil is used to enhance the beauty of the paintings

Poster paints give vibrancy to the artworks

Kathirvel, 54, shows a 22-carat gold leaf used to decorate a painting

Kathirvel is a fourth-generation Tanjore painter. He runs The Art Village, a two-room studio, at his home in Thanjavur, in Tamil Nadu

An artist draws lines on gold foil

In the old days, artists spent days making natural dyes using flowers and leaves

An artist lays gold foil over drawings, before applying strokes of colour

Kathirvel great-grandfather, grandfather and father were all Tanjore artists

Great precision and detailing goes into the paintings

A mixture of gum, chalk powder, limestone and tamarind paste is used to emboss the paintings

Tanjore paintings are a 16th-century classical art form in India's southern Tamil Nadu state. All photos: Taniya Dutta / The National

They are known for their ornate depictions of Hindu deities

The artists use 22-carat gold foil is used to enhance the beauty of the paintings

Poster paints give vibrancy to the artworks

Kathirvel, 54, shows a 22-carat gold leaf used to decorate a painting

Kathirvel is a fourth-generation Tanjore painter. He runs The Art Village, a two-room studio, at his home in Thanjavur, in Tamil Nadu

An artist draws lines on gold foil

In the old days, artists spent days making natural dyes using flowers and leaves

An artist lays gold foil over drawings, before applying strokes of colour

Kathirvel great-grandfather, grandfather and father were all Tanjore artists

Great precision and detailing goes into the paintings

A mixture of gum, chalk powder, limestone and tamarind paste is used to emboss the paintings

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