'Hase Chittara' depicts natural forms such as Mandige (Foundation or pillars to any structure), Pallakki (palanquin), Madike (Pot), Birds, Kalasa (holy pot made of metal), mango leaves and godly arms made inside a perfect square using red earth. Usually 'Hase' as it is commonly called is made on a wall opposite to the sun rays. 

 

The paintings are usually 2 – 3 feet in size, aesthetically refined, made of symbols representing their physical environment. They use eco-friendly natural resources like ground rice paste for white colour, roasted rice for black, yellow seeds (Gurige) red earth and the brushes are made up of Pundi Naaru. For women of the Deevaru community Chittara paintings are a source of great joy, beauty and creativity. They are proud of their tradition, socially bonded and culturally integrated by unique customs and ritualistic practices.

 

Chittara is an autochthonous art practice. It is a ubiquitous cultural phenomenon of the Deevaru community – a matriarchal and an agrarian community of nature worshipers, residing in an around Sagar. It is engaged primarily by the Women folk of the community as a socio-cultural practice, which embodies a microcosm of socio-cultural dynamic.