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Artists, Hariharan Swastik and Dileep Swastik are the force behind “Swastik Mural Paintings” a banner that is familiar among Mural artists and adorers in Kerala and outside the state for the last 16 years. The two artists are well known for their novel approach towards popularizing the art form. Their works are mingled with tradition as well as renovative notions to the intricate art of thousands of years.

They try to keep the Mural tradition at all its glory and mannerism, spread its spirit and soul to the new horizon. Dileep and Hariharan are rank holders of National Diploma in Mural Painting from the Institute of Mural Painting, Guruvayur Devaswom, Kerala, India. The two artist have done many works that vary from Ezhimala naval Academy to private houses of popular personalities in Kerala and out side.

                                                   Thiruvarattukavu Devi Temple, Attingal.TVM.

Traditional Mural Paintings of Kerala
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20,000 years of history lay behind Mural or Wall paintings around the world. It has the record of two to three thousand years of glorious existence in different parts of India starting from Rajastan. Kerala got its tradition started  between 16^th & 17^th century A.D. The figuratorial decorational art show magnificent graceful walls of ancient temple, Sreekovils, Gopurams and old palaces.

The  pictorial grace depicting God, Goddesses, Mythological stories, incarnation of Lord Vishnu and Siva so on. Using five natural colors (Panchavarna) like red, yellow, green, black&white(the wall itself if it is the same colour)taken from cut brick stone, yellow stone, copper sulphate, neelamari leaves, lamp black and neem glue as base for mixing. Most of the God forms have stylized body posters, facial expression and gestures like wide open eyes, elongated lips, neatly exaggerated eye brows, compared with classical theatre of Kerala.

Apart from Hindu temple, a number of Christian churches have Mural Paintings with Christian iconographic features. But all these are of in different style color ethics. The Kerala traditional paintings are one of the most attractive and colorful among Mural Paintings through out the world.