Digital Resources

Ganjifa Cards

ID Place Theme Artist Number of cards /suit/shape/ Material used/ Size/additional information Year of the set
1 Raghurajpur, Orissa Dashavatara Banamali Mahapatra 288 /24 / round / card/ 10.2 cms. dia 2007
2 Raghurajpur, Orissa Dashavatara Banamali Mahapatra 240 / 20 / round / patta / 7.5 cms. Dia. 1995
3 Raghurajpur, Orissa Dashavatara Banamali Mahapatra 192 / 16 / rectangle / card / 9.9cms. x 6.75cms 1988
4 Raghurajpur, Orissa Dashavatara Banamali Mahapatra 144 / 12 / round / card/ 8.75 cms. dia. / With LakshmiDevi on all pradhan cards. Darachitri 1995
5 Raghurajpur, Orissa Dashavatara Banamali Mahapatra 120/10/round /card/ 8.2 cms. dia.

All rajas on elephants, pradhans on horses-

Facsimile from a set in British Museum, London.

 2002
6 Raghurajpur, Orissa Dashavatara Banamali Mahapatra 120/10/ round / patta / 7.5 cms. dia. 1996
7 Raghurajpur, Orissa Dashavatara Banamali Mahapatra 144/12/oval / patta/ 6.75 x 9.0 cms / bird version 1996
8 Chikiti, Orissa Dashavatara Appana Mahapatro 120/10/round / patta / 8.00 cms. dia / bird version –

LakshmiDevi with Vishnu in reclining posture.

 1993
9. Chikiti, Orissa Dashavatara Appana Mahapatro 192/16/round / card / 8.2 cms. dia / Vishnu below parasol. 1993
10 Chikiti, Orissa Dashavatara Appana Mahapatro 120/10/round / patta / 8.2 cms. dia. /Bird version-

Vishnu with Sheshnag / Vishnu with Laxmidevi on raja cards

 1993
11 Chikiti, Orissa Dashavatara Appana Mahapatro 120/10/round / card / 8.75 cms. dia./ bird version 1993
12 Parlakhemundi Dashavatara Prakashchandra Mahapatra 192/16/round / patta / 8.2 cms. dia. 1993

 
13 Puri Dashavatara Not known 144/12/ (Less 2 cards) /round / card /9.0 cms. dia./ excellent / (total 142 cards-missing cards are of raja and pradhan of Kartikeya suit) 1998
14 Puri Dashavatara Not known 144/12/rectangular/ palm leaf / 7.7cms. x 3.8cms / needle-carved 1986
15 Berhampur, Orissa Dashavatara Sitakanta Mahapatra 120/10/small-round / patta / 6.6cms. dia. 1988
16 Raghurajpur, Orissa Navagunjara (Ath-Rangi) Nine Limbed animal as Vishnu on raja cards Banamali Mahapatra 96/8/round / patta / 8.75 cms. dia 1997
17 Raghurajpur, Orissa Navagunjara (Ath-Rangi) bird version Banamali Mahapatra 96/8/large-round / patta / 8.75 cms. dia 1997
18 Puri, Orissa Navagunjara (Ath-Rangi) Not known 96/8/rectangular / card / 9.2cms. x 5.5cms. 1987
19 Puri, Orissa Navagunjara (Ath-Rangi) Not known 96/8/rectangular / sandalwood / 7.7cms. x 4.2cms./ painted on sandalwood 1988
20 Puri, Orissa Moghul ganjifa Not known 96/8/round / patta / 6.7 cms. dia./ Bird version.

Bazar Quality

 1988
21 Raghurajpur, Orissa Ath-Rangi Sara:

Krishna-Radha Ashtamall

Eight episodes of Bal-Krishna, with demons.

 Banamali Mahapatra 96/8/rectangular / card / 6.3cms. x 8.75cms. 1990
22 Raghurajpur, Orissa Ath-Rangi Sara:

Krishna on raja and Radha on vazir cards

 Banamali Mahapatra 96/8/round / card / 7.6 cms. dia. / Bird version. 1995
23 Raghurajpur,

Orissa

 Ath-Rangi Sara:

Balaram on raja cards; Krishna on pradhan cards

 Banamali Mahapatra 96/8/round / card / 7.6 cms. dia. 1995
24 Chikiti, Orissa Ath-Rangi Sara:

Krishna-Balarama Ashtmali-in standing position

 Appana Mahapatro

 

 96/8/round / patta / 7.6 cms. dia. 1993
25 Chikiti, Orissa Ath-Rangi Sara:

Krishna-Radha sitting on a swing, Bal Krishna on pradhan cards / extended version

 Apparna Mahapatro 120/10/round / card / 7.5 cms. dia. 1993
26 Parlakhemundi, Orissa Ath-Rangi-Sara:

Krishna-Balarama Ashtamali-in sitting position

 Not known 96/8/round / patta / 6.75 cms. dia.

 

 1990
27

 

 

 Parlakhemundi,

Orissa

 Ath-Rangi Sara:

Krishna Radha Ashtamali-in standing position

 Prakshchandra Mahapatra 96/8/round / patta / 7.7 cms. dia. 1990
28 Parlakhemundi, Orissa Moghul ganjifa Prakashchandra Mahapatra 96/8/round / patta / 7.3cms. dia 1990
29 Parlakhemundi, Orissa Moghul ganjifa Prakashchandra Mahapatra 96/8/round / patta / 7.3 cm. dia./ bird version 1992
30 Parlakhemundi, Orissa Navagraha (Nine Planets)

ganjifa

 Prakashchandra Mahapatra 108/9/round / patta /8.2 cms. dia. 1993
31 Chikiti, Orissa Ath-Rangi sara -Rama Pattabhisheka (Enthroning of Sri Ramachandra) Eight various incidents in Rama’s life Appana Mahapatro 96/8/round / patta / 7.8 cms. dia. 1992
32 Chikiti, Orissa Ath-Rangi Sara- Rama-Pattabhisheka. Eight other Episodes in Rama’s Life Appana Mahapatro 96/8/round / patta / 11.6 cms. dia. /

Large pictures with minute detail.

 1993
33 Berhampur, Orissa Ath-Rangi sara rath-hathi (Chariot Elephant) Bird version Sitakanta Mahapatra 96/8/round / patta / 6.7 cmc. dia. 1988
34

 

 Berhampur, Orissa Ath-Rangi sara rath-hathi

(Chariot Elephant)

 Sitakanta Mahapatra 96/8/round / patta / 6.7 cms. dia. 1988
35 Puri, Orissa Navagunjara ganjifa-nine limbed animal-Vishnu and pradhan being Arjuna Not Known 96/8/round-small sized / On coloured sticker cards / 5.7cms. dia. (Total-95 cards-one card missing – 3 of ghulam) 1988
36 Chikiti, Orissa Navagraha (Nine planets) ganjifa Appana Mahapatro 108/9/round / patta / 7.8cms. dia. (Total- 107- one card missing-raja of chandra) 1990
37 Chikiti, Orissa Navagraha ganjifa-extended version of nine planets- with addition of Pluto, Uranus, & Neptune Appana Mahapatro 144/12/round / cards / 8.75cms. dia. 1992
38 Chikiti, Orissa Ashta Dikpala ganjifa with animal vehicles as suit symbols Appana Mahapatro 96/8/round / card / 9.8 cms. dia. 1992
39 Chikiti, Orissa Ashta -dikpala ganjifa with weapons and attributes as suit symbols Appana Mahapatro 96/8/round / card /8.2 cms. dia.

 

 1992
40 Chikiti, Orissa Rama Pattabhisheka Ath-Rangi Sara extended version of 96 cards with two addition suits Appana Mahapatro 120/10/round / patta / 7.8 cms. dia. 1992
41

 

 

 

 

 Chikiti, Orissa

 

 Dasamahavidya-ten forms of devi. With Shiva on all the raja cards. pradhan cards show ten different pictures of Parvati’s forms Appana Mahapatro 120/10/round-large / card / 9.5 cms. dia. 2002
42 Chikiti, Orissa Dasamahavidya-ten forms of devi. With Devi on tiger on all raja cards. pradhan cards show ten different pictures of Parvati’s forms Appana Mahapatro 120/10/round/ card / 8.75 cms. dia.. 2002
43 Chikiti, Orissa Bhagawat Rahasya ganjifa-episodes from Srimad Bhagawat. Story of Bhagwat in ten parts Appana Mahapatro 144/12/round / card /8.75 cms. dia. 1990
44 Chikiti, Orissa Mahabharata ganjifa-twelve scenes of the epic. Appana Mahapatro 144/12/round/ card / 9.9 cms. dia. 1992
45 Raghurajpur, Orissa Arundhati and Saptarishis ganjifa Banamali Mahapatro 96/8/round/ patta / 9.99 cms. dia. 2000
46 Raghurajpur, Orissa Arundhati and Saptarishis ganjifa-fascimile of an earlier set painted on ivory in German Musuem Banamali Mahapatro 96/8/round / patta / 9.99 cms. dia. 2000
47 Behrampur, Orissa Arundhati and Saptarishis ganjifa Sitakanta Mahapatro 96/8/round/ card / 7.5 cms. dia. 1998
48 Raghurajpur, Orissa Sapta matrika ganjifa Banamali Mahapatro 96/8/round / card / 8.7 cms. dia. 2000
49 Behrampur, Orissa Sapta matrika ganjifa Sitakanta Mahapatro 96/8/round / patta / 6.7cms. dia. 2000
50 Raghurajpur, Orissa Dancer ganjifa – Vishnu on rajas, and Arjun on pradhan cards- Dancers on numeral cards Banamali Mahapatro 120/10/round/ card / 9.9cms. dia. 1998
51 Raghurajpur, Orissa Dancer ganjifa with Indra on raja cards/Indrani on Vazir cards- Dancers on numeral cards Banamali Mahapatra 120/10/round / card / 8.8 cms. dia. 1998
52 Parlakhemundi, Orissa Ramayana ganjifa. Colourful episodes are found in this set. Facsimile of earlier set now in the V& A Museum, London, made by Vaishnav Mahapatra, 125 years ago. Prakashchandra Mahapatra 120/10/round / patta / 8.5cms. dia. 1996
53 Sonepur, Subernapur dist, Orissa Sonepur Ramayana Ganjappa showing Sri Rama’s army on first 72 cards and Ravan’s army on the last 72 cards. Satyanarayan Maharana 144/12/round / patta / Putalabandi / 6.3cms. dia.

 

 1995
54 Sonepur, Subernapur dist, Orissa Sonepur Ramayana Ganjappa Satyanarayan Maharana 144/12/round/ patta / 3.8cms. dia. 1995
55 Sonepur, Subernapur dist, Orissa Sonepur Ramayana Ganjappa Putalabandi. Satyanarayan Maharana 144/12/round/ card / 8.75cms. dia. 1996
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 Sonepur,

Subernapur Dist.

Orissa

 Sonepur Ramayana Bicycle Ganjappa Satyanarayan Maharana 144/12/round / card / 5.6 cms. dia.

All the 12 Pradhans are shown riding bicycles!

 1998
57 Sonepur, Subernapur dist, Orissa Sonepur Ramayana Ganjappa Gyananidhi Maharana 144/12/round/card / 8.2cms. dia./Putalabandi 2007
58 Sonepur,

Subernapur Dist,

Orissa

 Sonepur Ramayana Motorbike Ganjappa Gyannidhi Maharana 144/12/round / card / 6.1 cms. dia.

Different motorcycle on each pradhan card

 2007
59 Raghurajpur, Orissa Nakshatra (28 constellations) Jagannath Mahapatra 336/28/round / patta / 7.00 cms. dia. 1986
60 Puri, Orissa Rashi (Zodiac signs) ganjifa Not Known 144/12/rectangular / patta / 9.0cms. x 6.0cms. 1985
61 Chikiti, Orissa Rashi (Zodiac signs) ganjifa Appana Mahapatro 144/12/round/ card/ 10.2 cms. dia./ surya on raja cards 1990
62 Parlakhemundi, Orissa Naqsh Prakashchandra

Mahapatra

 60/5/round / patta / 7.2 cms. dia.

 

 1990
63 Parlakhemundi, Orissa Naqsh Prakashchandra

Mahapatra

 60/5/round/patta / 6.2 cms. dia. 1990
64. Bishnupur, W.Bengal Dashavatara Sital Fouzdar 120/10/round / patta / 5.2cms. dia. 2000
65 Bishnupur, W.Bengal Dashavatara Sital Fouzdar 120/10/round/ patta / 7.2cms. dia. 2000
66 Bishnupur, W.Bengal Dashavatara Sital Fouzdar 120/10/round/ card / 15.4cms. dia. 2000
67 Bishnupur,

W. Bengal

 Dashavatara Bansori Fouzdar 120/10/round / patta / 10.5 cms. dia. 1992
68 Bishnupur, W.Bengal Dasamahavidya (ten forms of Durga) ganjifa Bansori Fouzdar 120/10/round/ patta/ 10.8cms. dia. 1996
69 Bishnupur, W.Bengal Naqsh Subal Fouzdar 48/4/round/ patta / 11.5cms. dia./

Four suits of 12 cards each

 2002
70 Bishnupur, W.Bengal Naqsh Sital Fouzdar 48/4/round / patta / 2.00cms. dia. 2004
71 Bishnupur, W.Bengal Naqsh Sital Fouzdar 48/4/rectangular / patta /9.0 cms. x 6.0 cms. 2005
72 Nirmal, Andhra Pradesh Dashavatara Busongini Nirmal 120/10/small/ card / 5.2cms. dia. 2004
73 Nirmal, Andhra Pradesh Dashavatara Busongini Nirmal 120/10/round / card / 7.3 cms. dia./ Fascimile

Original of 1790, of Nossom, Deccan in Vienna Museum

 2007
74 Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh Dashavatara Deccan-1840

Older

 Not Known 120/10/round, small / card / 4.60cms. dia 1840
75 Nirmal, Andhra Pradesh Mughal ganjifa- Changa Rani Busongini

Nirmal

 96/8/round / card / 5.3cms. dia. 2006
76 Nirmal, Andhra Pradesh Mughal ganjifa- Rajasthan Style Busongini

Nirmal

 96/8/round / card / 5.2cms. dia. 2007
77

 

 Nirmal, Andhra Pradesh Mughal ganjifa- Changa Rani Busongini

Nirmal

 96/8/rectangle/ card /9.3cm. X 6.2cms 1994
78 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dashavatara Not known

older set

 117/10 (117 cards from 120 cards-three less) round, patta / 6.5 cms. dia. Early 20 th century
79 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dashavatara Not known

older set

 116/10 (less 4), round / patta / 4.5 cms dia Late 19th century
80 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dashavatara Workshop 120/10/ Darachitri/ round / card / 9.9 cms. dia. 1990
81 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dashavatara Kanekar 120/10/Darachitri/round / card / 11.00 cms. dia. 2007
82 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dashavatara Workshop 120/10/ round / card / 9.9 cms./ pure gold and silver leaf painted 1995
83 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dashavatara Workshop 120/10/round / card / 8.2 cms dia 1990
84 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dashavatara Workshop 120/10/square / card / 8.2” x 8.2”/ 10-colour background 1998
85 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dashavatara Workshop 120/10/square/ card/ 3.9cms. x 3.9cms. 1998
86 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dashavatara Workshop 120/10/ round/ card / 5.2 cms.dia. 2000
87 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dashavatara Workshop 120/10/round/ card / 3.00cms. dia. 1986
88 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dashavatara Workshop 120/10/round / card / 8.2 cms. dia / bird version 1986
89 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dashavatara Workshop 120/10/ round/ card /8.2 cms. dia/ animal version 1986
90 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dashavatara Not known 120/10/ round / card / 8.2 cms. dia./

Excellent workmanship; minute details, supplied with jari cloth bag- different school.

 1998
91 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dashavatara Not known 120/10/ round / card / 8.75 cms. dia. /another school 1988
92 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dashavatara Facsimile 120/10/round / card / 7.8 cms. dia. / a facsimile of an earlier 18th century AD painted Dashavatara ganjifa cards of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh 2006
93 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Moghul ganjifa- Changa Kanchan Workshop 96/8/round / card / 8.2 cms. dia. 1986
94 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Moghul ganjifa- Changa Kanchan Workshop 96/8/round/ card /3.00cms. dia. 2000
95 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Moghul ganjifa- Rajasthan style Workshop 96/8/round / card / 5.0cms. dia. 2006
96 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Dhanalakshmi ganjifa- nine forms of Goddess Sri Lakshmi Devi Workshop 108/9/rectangular / card / 9.9cms x 7.9cms. 1990
97 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Navagraha (Nine planets) ganjifa Workshop 108/9/round / card / 10.4cms. dia. 1990
98 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Navagraha (Nine planets) ganjifa Workshop 108/9/round / card / 8.2cms. dia. 1986
99 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Musical instrument ganjifa Workshop 120/10/round / card / 8.2cms. dia. 1988
100 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Rashi (Zodiac Signs) ganjifa Workshop 144/12/round/ card / 8.2 cms. dia. 1988
101 Bangalore, Karnataka Dashavatara Sudha Venkatesh 120/10/round / card / 7.9cms. dia / Mysore style 1995
102 Mysore, Karnataka Dashavatara Raghupathi Bhatt 120/10/ round / card / 7.1cms. dia./ Mysore style 2002
103 Mysore, Karnataka Dashavatara Raghupati Bhatt 120/10/ round / special velvet back card / screen printed / 5.00cms. dia. 2000
104 Bangalore, Karnataka Marriage cards Sudha Venkatesh 36/4/rectangle/ card / 9.00cms. x 5.00cms./ Mysore style 1990
105 Bangalore, Karnataka Navin Rama Sudha Venkatesh 36/4/rectangle / card / 10.5cms. x 7.4cms./ Mysore style 1990
106 Bangalore, Karnataka Krishnaraj Chad Sudha Venkatesh 72/4/rectangle / card / 9.4cms. x 6.4cms./ Mysore style 1994
107 Bangalore, Karnataka Krishnaraj Chad Sudha Venkatesh 72/4/round/ card / 8.2cms. dia./ Mysore style 2000
108 Bangalore, Karnataka Ashta Dikpala Sudha Venkatesh 96/8/round / card / 8.0cms. dia./ Mysore style 1996
109 Bangalore, Karnataka Navagraha (nine planets) Sudha Venkatesh 108/9/round / card / 8.7cms. dia./ Mysore style 2002
110 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Hindu Astro-mythological cards with 22 major arcane consisting of planets and Zodiac gods/goddesses and 56 minor arcanas of Visnu, Brahma, Shiva and Indra suits. Conceptualized by Gordhandas, the set was handpainted by artists from Sawantwadi in 1990 78 cards / rectangle / card / 11.00cms. x 8.2cms. 1990
111 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Hindu Astro-mythological cards Sawantwadi 78/round/card/9.5cms. dia./ ivory colour background 1990
112 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Hindu Astro-mythological cards Sawantwadi 78/ small/rectangle/ card / 8.2cms. x 6.00cms. 1990
113 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Hindu Astro-mythological cards Sawantwadi 78/rectangle/card/ 8.2cms x 11.5 cms./ chocolate brown 1992
114 Pune, Maharashtra Dashavatara cards, circa 1940 Printed in Chitrashala Printing Press, Poona- circa.1940 120/10/round/ card/ 2.75cms. dia. 1940
115 Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh Dashavatara, facsimile ca. 18 CE. Printed by Vito Arientti, Italy 120/10/round/ card / 8.3cms. dia / printed 1980
116 Rajasthan Moghul ganjifa -18 CE; printed by Fournier and Co., Spain in 2004 from the original set in the Museum’s collection. 96/8/round/ card/ 6.1cms. dia 2004
117 Rajasthan/ Madhya Pradesh Moghul ganjifa- of 19 CE, printed by Fournier and Co. Spain around 2004  

 

 96/8/round/ card / 7.5cms. dia 2004
118 Mysore/ USA

 

 

 Ashta Dikapala – ganjifa of 96 cards -originally painted in Mysore, circa. 1996– printed in USA, private, in 2004 96/8/round/ card- 7.7 cms. dia. 2004
119

 

 Puri, Orissa Dashavatara Not known 144-1 (Total 143 cards / One card missing-nine of Narasimha.) / 12 /rectangle/ Sandalwood / 7.6 cms. x 4.7 cms. 1996
120

 

 Raghurajpur, Orissa Navadurga (Nine forms of Goddess Durga) ganjifa Banamali Mahapatra 108 / 9 /round /card / 10.1 cms. dia. / pradhans show nine different forms of Durgadevi. 2007
121 Chikiti, Orissa Ath-Rangi Sara: rath-hathi Appana Mahapatro 96-1 (Total 95 cards-One card missing) / 8 / Round / Patta / 7.8 cms. dia. / All the rajas and pradhans are the same except for the suit colours. A gambling game from Gajapati dist., Orissa. 1986
122 Sawantwadi, Maharashtra Moghul ganjifa: – Changakanchan Workshop 96 / 8 / Round / Card / 10.2 cms. dia / 2008
123 Raghurajpur, Orissa Navagraha Banamali Mahapatra 108 / 9 / Round / Card / 9.9 cms. dia / 2005
124 Bishnupur, W. Bengal Krishna -Leela ganjifa Mousumi Fouzdar 108 / 9 / Round / Patta / 9.6 cms. dia / 2007