Hanuman Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art Gangaur dolls orange green Material : Tamarind Seed Powder

Material : Tamarind Seed Powder

Kerala's Oachira Cattle Festival and the symbolism of the Nandi bull

Kapi/Vaanar/Hanuman Mukh – Victory over enemies

Kerala's temple mural tradition has long depicted this intensity in its classical style

a fitting subject for a craft form itself built around preservation and continuity

Hanuman Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art Gangaur dolls orange green Material : Tamarind Seed PowderAmong the deity masks made by Nakashi mask makers in Cheriyal village, near Warangal in Telangana, Hanuman is one of the most consistently requested, alongside Rama and Sita, according to the artisans who still practise this roughly 400 year old craft. It's not hard to see why Hanuman's story of unwavering devotion and strength has a place in nearly every home shrine and household tradition across India, and this mask brings that same figure into a