Warli Painting is the folk painting of Maharashtra. The name ‘Warli’ is inspired by the largest tribe found in the northern outskirts of Maharashtra’s capital Mumbai.  It is dated back to the 10th century AD. The Warli paintings are related with the daily events that are common to the tribes. Most Warli art themes revolve around people dancing in spirals, and in open-ended circles. No mythological stories are depicted in the Warli paintings. They are simple and linear, with maximum use of triangular shapes.

Earlier only two colours were used in the Warli paintings – Earth brown and White by rice paste; but with time, the background colours of the Warli art also include — Henna, Indigo, Ochre, Black, Brick red.

Basic Geometric Shapes used in the Warli wall paintings:

• Triangles
• Circles
• Squares
• Dots
• Dashes

Warli paintings can be categorised into four groups:

• The Gods – The warli paintings related to this category revolve around the old folklores of the Warli tribe. Through this warli art, the tribesmen show the history that they believe in.
• The People – Through these warli paintings, they depict good and bad deeds by the people.
• The Animals – Many animals that were in their surroundings, are depicted in these Warli paintings. Tiger is the famous animal painting in Warli art.
• Rights and Ritual – The most prominent of all the categories is the Warli paintings depicting rights and rituals. The joy, happiness, celebration, day to day activities are depicted under this category.