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The present article seeks to examine some aspects of the crafts and craftsmen pertaining to the amalgamation of crafts and heritage. Due to the numerous tradition tales and mysteries surrounding the temples and crafts in Madhya Pradesh, they have long attracted the attention of students, researchers, and experts of various hues. Central India is most popular for the tribal groups specially inhabiting sections of Madhya Pradesh, offers a rich cultural heritage as well as unique arts and crafts. For this study the identification of eight semi -fragmented statues of deities in Saas-Bahu Temple through its iconographic features was studied in detail with its amalgamation and introduction in the Tribal craft of Gond art, which depicts the magic of multicoloured patterns with dots and lines. Gond Painting as an art and craft form has flourished in Madhya Pradesh from very ancient period. The unique thing about Indian painting is that they are usually representative and connected to highly significant religious forms as culture events. This research covered the study of documents and information relating to the topic; a field trip to collect information, photographs of the semi-fragmented statues in Saas Bahu Temple of Gwalior. Identified statues were combined and introduced in Gond painting with the usage of signature style of artisans- dots and lines. Studio based research was used in the development of Gond painting with its newly introduced motifs with the reference to the identified deities of Saas Bahu temple using acrylics on canvas .