Phad paintings are predominantly yellow, red and green colored long scrolls carried by the Bhopas itinerant balladeers of Rajasthan, who narrated in song the legend of Pabuji - local hero - on auspicious occasion to the accompaniment of the folk instrument ' Ravanhatta' made by the Joshi's of Shahpur, made by Bhilware. Phads are now also available in the smaller panels portraying single incidents or characters from the epic.