kalighat painting or kalighat pat originated in 19th century bengal in the vicinity of the kalighat kali temple kalighat kolkata india and from being souvenirs bought by visitors to the kali temple the paintings over a period of time developed as a distinct school of indian painting from the depiction of hindu gods and other mythological characters the kalighat paintings developed to reflect a variety of themes 2b035r0.jpg from រឿងចុយdian kolkata kalighat View Photo