Bhil paintings (Pithora art) depict:

Explanation

Bhil Pithora painting is a ritual wall-painting tradition, not a portrait or court-art format. These paintings show creation mythology with gods riding horses and are made during festivals and ceremonies. Sahapedia describes Baba Pithora wall paintings with horses of the main gods and goddesses, Baba Pithora at the centre, and fixed ritual motifs. It also narrates the mythic birth of Baba Pithora and the presence of gods, goddesses, animals, birds, insects, sky, earth, and village life within the painting. So the option that best captures the core Pithora theme is gods, horses, and creation mythology.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) Pithora paintings are not primarily portraits; Sahapedia describes ritual wall paintings built around Baba Pithora, gods and goddesses, horses, and fixed mythic motifs.
• (B) They are not landscapes only, because the painting includes gods, horses, animals, birds, insects, sky, earth, and scenes from life.
• (D) Court scenes are not the defining theme here; Pithora is a ritual Adivasi wall painting centred on Baba Pithora, deities, horses, and mythology.

Concept

This tests the Rajasthan History, Art & Culture habit of identifying folk and tribal art forms through their motifs, communities, and ritual setting. Pithora is asked through its iconography because the horses, deities, and mythic narrative are what separate it from generic painting categories.

Source

• Sahapedia

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