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Four varieties of Chalchitra are still can be found - Bangla Chal, Markini Chal, Mothchouri Chal and Tanachauri Chal. Three more extinct varieties are Girje Chal, Sarbasundari Chal and Dothaki chal. Among these Dothaki Chal probably has two steps with uncountable figures and motifs. One of it stood at the usual background and the other at the front of it. Sarbangasundari chal is like a car shed found in

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many old houses, spreading like a canopy over three pillars at every four corners. Among the commonly seen chali is the Markini Chal. This is a semicircle stretching from one end of the idol to the other supported by two pillars. 
Bangla chal follows the tradition found in temple architecture. The chali extends on both side of the idol in a suspended pattern. The chali is lengthy enough to fit figures like Shiva, Dashabatar of Vishnu and Dashamahavidya of Durga.

sitting in a two-storied building carrying Ganesha at the center. Two extreme corners narrate two battlefields. One battle was fought between Sumbha-nishumbha and Devi Kaushiki, a part of Durga, where Kali was born to kill these two demons.The other battle depicts killing of the demons Chanda-Munda by Chamundi. In between region are covered by themes like Radha-Krishna at Brindaban and Coronation of Ram at Ayodhya.