Garuda Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art hand painted shiv decor It depicts the festival of

It depicts the festival of Holi through Odisha's Pattachitra painting style

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one foreleg extended forward

layered finishing that suits a subject built around simplicity and restraint rather than intricate ornamentation

more contemporary colour treatment instead of the traditional blue-and-gold palette

Garuda Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art hand painted shiv decor It depicts the festival ofGaruda, the great eagle who serves as Vishnu's vahana, or vehicle, is traditionally associated with speed, strength, and protection an image often placed at temple entrances and gateways for exactly that reason. This Cheriyal mask, made in the village of Cheriyal near Warangal in Telangana, brings that same figure into a hand painted wall form, built using a mask making technique the Nakashi community has practised for roughly 400 years. Like every