Self-taught artist Amar Kale from the Indian city of Dharwad in Karnataka has entered the Guinness Book of Records by creating the world's largest painting made from spices, covering an area of 175.82 square meters, or about 1,892.5 square feet, infohub.kz reports.
For the giant canvas, the artist used only natural culinary ingredients — bright yellow turmeric powder and red chili pepper mixed with water. On the canvas, he depicted the famous stone chariot from the Hampi temple complex, placing it inside the outline of the map of Karnataka state.
According to the author, the work was conceived as a tribute to India's rich cultural heritage and its historic status as the world's spice capital.
Applying the spices to the massive cotton canvas required great precision and patience: working with loose materials of organic origin involves numerous technical difficulties.
This is not the first record of the artist's career. Kale has previously been noted in the Guinness Book of Records for other unique creative achievements, including mouth painting and the speed of creating prints.
A new certificate from Guinness World Records representatives has officially confirmed the canvas's status as the largest spice painting in history.