Fish Motif: Symbolizing Auspiciousness and Abundance.

Fishes hold a sacred and important place in Indian mythology, tradition and art.
Its a symbol of abundance, fertility, fortune and auspicious beginnings.
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Matsya(fish) is the 1st of Vishnu’s 10 avatars, the fish form he took to save the world from a flood (jalpralay).

Fables & folklores, rhymes and songs, craft, paintings: fishes have imprints on every time and space of Indian art, culture and tradition.

Tholu Bommalata art-form

Madhubani

Madhubani folk painting of fabric

From folk-paintings like Madhubani and Gond to art-form of Tholu bommalata and weaves of Patan-Patola, Fish-motif is one of the most prominent motifs in Indian art.

Patan Patola

Fish motif in Patola Weaving

Sources

• Matsya | Avatar, Fish God & Incarnation
• Shilphaat.com