ITC Royal Bengal has adapted Bengal’s traditional floor art ‘alpona’ to spread the seasonal cheer through motifs associated with the celebration of Christmas.
The colourful hand-painted art stretches across the hotel’s driveway, lobby and the grand staircase.
The artistic display has been created in collaboration with heritage revivalist Mudar Patherya and his team of artists – Ratnabali Ghosh, Prasanta Sain, Lipika Mukherjee and Moutusi Ghose; artist Tapash Sarkar created the alpona-themed Christmas tree.
ITC Sonar used the leaves of the Sal (Shorea robusta) tree to create a much decorated Christmas tree, which is the centerpiece of a Christmas-themed installation art, crafted by artist Sarkar.
The decorations are made with jute and ‘gamcha’.
Both creations, part of ITC Hotels’ WelcomArt initiative – which supports indigenous art and provides a platform to local artists – are expressions of the hotels’ ethos of Responsible Luxury to help sustain the intrinsic flavour of the region.