jhoti chita

{{Short description|Traditional Odia art}}

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| type = Odia art

| medium = rice paste

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Jhoti chita ({{langx|or|ଝୋଟି ଚିତା| jhoṭi citā}}) is a traditional Odia white art mostly shown in rural areas of Odisha. It is made from rice paste and with a piece of cloth surrounded with a stick is used to create beautiful patterns.{{cite web|title=Jhooti, Gurubara Chitta – Rangoli:- A Symbol of Traditional Odia Culture: Margasira Masa Sesa Gurubar #Odisha #Festival #Odia|url=http://eodisha.org/jhooti-gurubara-chitta-rangoli-symbol-traditional-odia-culture-margasira-masa-sesa-gurubar-odisha-festival-odia/|website=eodisha.org|accessdate=29 September 2016|archive-date=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002115215/http://eodisha.org/jhooti-gurubara-chitta-rangoli-symbol-traditional-odia-culture-margasira-masa-sesa-gurubar-odisha-festival-odia/|url-status=dead}} People also use their bare fingers to make jhoti chita. They can be created over walls and on floors.{{cite web|title=Chita on the floor OdishaChannel.com|url=http://odishachannel.com/index.php/352/chita-on-the-floor/|website=odishachannel.com|accessdate=29 September 2016}}

Jhoti chitas are created for various festivals like marriage, Manabasa Gurubara{{cite web|title=Manabasa Guru Bara and Lakshmi Puja|url=http://odialive.com/manabasa-guru-bara-and-lakshmi-puja/|website=odialive|accessdate=29 September 2016|date=13 December 2012}} and Raja.

The traditional of jhoti chita has been utilized used to make saree prints.{{cite web|title=Arts and Crafts of Odisha, Sand Art of Orissa, Puri – Silver Filigree Work of Cuttack|url=http://www.nuaodisha.com/ArtnCrafts.aspx|website=www.nuaodisha.com|accessdate=29 September 2016}}{{cite web|title=Odisha Government Portal|url=http://www.odisha.gov.in/portal/ViewDetails.asp?vchglinkid=GL010&vchplinkid=PL060&vchslinkid=SL039|website=www.odisha.gov.in|accessdate=29 September 2016}}