Painting as an art form has flourished in India from very ancient period. The unique thing about Indian painting is that they are usually representative and connected to highly significant religious forms as culture events. Present study was undertaken with the objectives of documentation of design from sculpture of Sahastrabahu Temple and to develop scarf through hand painting. Sixty best, well maintained and preserved motifs from sculptures of Sahastrabahu Temple was collected designed and developed through software. On basis of relative ranking by 20 experts, top 30 designs was selected from 60 motif and designs, among 30 designs , 20 placement was further developed and used for the preparation of scarf through hand painting. Data on percentage distribution by panel members for suitability of design placements for scarf revealed that placement code 2 got 1^st rank (91%) on five point rating scale, the experts rated it excellent out of 20 placements. It is concluded that all 5 scarf developed using motif/ design obtain Sahastrabahu Temple were very innovative, creative and distinctive in terms of designs and highly acceptable by panel members.

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