Cheriyal Paintings are a part of India’s elaborate tradition of narrative storytelling. Painted in the Deccani style, its history dates back to the 15th century. Since 1940, this art has been restricted to the village of Cheriyal, Telangana. The paintings are done only by the Nakashi caste families and the legacy continued down generations. Cheriyal paintings are the pictorial depictions of scenes from the Indian Mythological epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata, Krishna Leela, and narratives of various local professions or caste. This art form has evolved over time, with design intervention, to more contemporary interiors and gifting ideas. The narrative scrolls were usually 3 feet wide and 30-60 feet long. The scrolls also depict the legends and mythologies of the communities along with their Gods and heroes. Irrespective of the community or profession, each Cheriyal scroll starts with a panel of Ganapati, the God of wealth, followed by Sarswati, the Goddess of learning. It is customary for the artist to seek the blessing of the deities, in order to ensure that the art flourishes without any obstacle. The Cheriyal Scroll painting is drawn on hand made khadi cloth or canvas specially processed by applying a paste of tamarind seed along with tree gum and white clay. Three coats of the paste are applied, allowing a day in between for the paste to dry. Once the scroll is ready, and the artist draws the outline, using a squirrel haired brush, in a phased manner. The striking red color fills the background. The color of the face and skin is decided by the nature of the character, like blue and yellow are for Gods and Goddesses respectively. Brown or darker shades are for demons, while pink and skin tones are for humans. In Cheriyal scrolls, only natural colors were used like white was obtained from grounded seashells, black from lamp soot, yellow from Pevidi stone, blue from Iindigo leaves, red from Inglikam stone, and the others from various vegetable dyes and ground stones. Every color is mixed with thirumani tree gum, before being applied to the scroll. Item is shipped as a roll. The paintings can be displayed in the document/photo frame.