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<h1 class="ql-align-center">Kaavi Art</h1> <h2>Context:</h2> <ul><li>Recently, the Prime Minister of India praised a Goan artist's efforts to revive the&nbsp;centuries-old Kaavi art form.</li></ul><h2> </h2><h2>About:</h2> <ul><li>Kaavi art is a form of wall art introduced by the Portuguese </li></ul> <ul><li>It is a form of painting on the inner&nbsp;and&nbsp;outer walls of the sacred spaces.</li></ul> <ul><li>It is done on wet plaster in a manner similar to frescoes.</li></ul> <ul><li>It gets its name from Kaav, a red pigment found in laterite soil that is used to create images on the white background of plaster.</li></ul> <ul><li>Red is the only colour used in Kaavi art </li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Kaavi murals can also be seen in old houses, small shrines.</li></ul> <ul><li>It is found in the Konkan region, especially in temples of Goa, Maharashtra, and Karnataka</li></ul>