Warli painting is a famous tribal art from India, mainly for painting mural folk art. It's made by the Warli, or Varli, tribe in Maharashtra. One of the largest tribe in India, they tell stories using their paintings, and these have been around since the 10th century AD. The style became popular in the 1970s, and now you can see it on things like street art, clothes, and bags.

Warli art is special because it's all about nature. The Warli artists paint on their mud huts to narrate stories. The paint is made from rice flour, water, and gum. They paint only during special occasions, like weddings, harvests, and festivals. In their paintings, they use simple shapes like circles, triangles, and squares to depict natural elements. The circle represents the sun and the moon, the triangle is for mountains and trees, and the square shows a sacred area or a piece of land. The square is the central of the painting, and is also called chauk or chaukat. Around it, often the painting depicts hunting, fishing, and farming. They also focus on Mother Nature, who symbolizes fertility. In Warli paintings, people and animals are drawn using two triangles meeting at the tip, which shows balance in the universe.

Warli painting has found a special place and has been reimagined in fashion. This is because of the minimalistic style, and essential design elements without too many colours.

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