Hanuman Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art Colour:Grey 500 years old

500 years old

believed to intercept negative energy or the evil eye before it can enter the house

Material: Palm Leaf

The white four-petal flowers are drawn from the floral vocabulary of Kerala Mural painting

Hanuman Cheriyal Mask – Hand-painted Telangana Folk Art Colour:Grey 500 years oldAmong 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