File:Frescoes depicting Indic (Sikh+Hindu) themes from the ancestral familial house of Opinder Kaur Sekhon at village Chak Attar Singhwala in Bhatinda district, ca.1880 01.jpg

"There are only few murals left in houses because most of the houses have been demolished. I came across murals painted outside the houses in Kamaloo village and Talwadi Sabo near Bhatinda. Since childhood I have been fascinated by the murals at my parents ancestral house at village Chak Attar Singh Wala District Bhatinda. The murals were made about 140 years back. They were painted during the time of my great Grandfather Rais Sardar Gurdit Singh Sidhu. My quest for writing this article was due to my ancestral Heritage asset. Mural painting was a very expensive art at that time because of scarcity of water in area as well as no means of transportation. One person used to paint and other brought the water in a mud pot. All the murals are on one wall.There are different scenes depicted in beautiful strong colours like blue, brown, mustard and white which have not faded at all. There is Guru Nanak Dev ji surrounded by Bhai Bala and Bhai Mardana sitting under tree. There is another scene in which is Guru Gobind Singh ji is sitting on a horseback with hawk held in one hand and accompanied by his five Sikhs. In another scene is Krishan ji surrounded by Gopis. Then there is Shiv ji sitting with company of Parvati. All other characters are made; those which existed in the time of Guru Sahib ji such as Nihang Singh making bhang, kite flying, wrestlers kiker Singh and Gulam doing wrestling, Dolchi, Bairagi Saint in sitting position, Bishni glotey terdi , bakri wali (goat) charning milk, elephant and loin fighting. All the scenes are outlined with double border. The murals were made by the local artist who was from neighbouring village Dhuni ka (actress Vijantimala Bali’s husband Dr Bali’s village). The Artist has beautifully explained the personalities by labelling them in punjabi alphabets [Gurmukhi script]."

– Opinder Kaur Sekhon