The Pattachitra originated in the 12th century for painting the Gods and the temple walls during the rituals of the Jagannath temple, Puri, when Gajapati King Anang Bhima Deva, the chief administrator of the temple, appointed Chitrakaras (hereditary artist castes) as one of the Chhatisha Nijoga (Thirty-six orders) to serve the temple in painting images of Gods and Goddesses during various temple rituals. The chitrakars were also assigned job of painting chariots and Anasar Patti or the Patti Dian of Narayan for Jagannath, Anant for Balabhadra and Bhubaneswari for Subhadra. The Anasar Patti is worshipped by the devotees as the substitute of the triad during their quarantine fortnight, after their ritual bath on Snana Purnima (fortnight from Jyestha Purnima to Asadha Amavasya).