Surrounded by a dense forest of Sal, Mahua and Segun trees, this sleepy village is home to hundreds of wall paintings by artists from all over India. It all began with the efforts of Bengal Artist Warrior – a group of artists whose organised tireless effort transformed this quaint village into a colourful canvas portraying the different forms of tribal art from all over India. Most of the colours used for these paintings are natural colours.
The first paintings were done on the walls of the the village’s Annapurna Temple and slowly and painstakingly the whole village was covered with paintings depicting social issues, religious themes, nature conservation and even football. The artworks on the mud walls of these thatched village houses blend with the natural surroundings and village life of Labandhar Gram to give it a surreal effect of being a singular natural living canvas.
There are a few terracotta temples also tucked away in a corner of Labandhar Gram which are said to be around 250 years old. The four adjacent temples dedicated to Lord Shiva have some exquisite terracotta panels still visible on them.
