South Indian Hand-Painted Prabhavali Frame – Meenakshi

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South Indian Hand-Painted Prabhavali Frame – MeenakshiMeenakshi, the fish eyed goddess of Madurai, is one of South India's most fiercely loved deities a warrior queen who ruled in her own right before her divine marriage to Shiva, still worshipped today at the Meenakshi Amman Temple, one of the largest temple complexes in the country. This large format frame gives her presence real scale on the wall. She's painted here in her traditional green skinned form, richly bejewelled, set within a hand painted

It presents the mural figure within a clean

or daily wear

No — it's used purely decoratively in Tholu Bommalatha art

which uses the same motif and colour in a more compact silhouette

a hook is fitted to the back so it can be hung as soon as it arrives

is one of the most dramatic incarnations in Hindu mythology

Bharatanatyam is one of India's oldest classical dance forms

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is repositioned on medium density engineered wood

and that same bold

It's an unusual gift in that it works on two levels at once — visual craft for the eye

festive wear