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Gaurada Mask

2,999.00

These are quite light in weight. Masks are made on all the characters of the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and Puranas.

Purbashree sells 100% authentic handmade products from artisans of the northeast region, verified by the Govt. of India. Orders may take 1-2 weeks to prepare as our artisans don't hold any inventory. Some handloom products like sarees can take up to 22 days. Check Shipping & Delivery.
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Description

Garuda is a bird creature from Hindu mythology that has a mix of eagle and human features. He is considered to be the ‘mythical mount’ of Lord Vishnu, the ‘Preserver’. Garuda is presented in the Mahabharata mythology as one who eats snake meat, such as the story about him planning to kill and eat Sumukha snake, where Indra intervenes. Garuda in anger, vaunt about his feats and compares himself to Indra’s equal. Vishnu teaches lesson to Garuda and cured his pride on might. Garudas are also a race of birds who devour snakes in the epic.This mask shows the head of ‘Garuda’. On his forehead ‘Garuda’ bears the white V-sign of Lord Vishnu. Placed upon it is a colourful, painted ‘crown’. The big beak of the bird-god is red.

Masks are an integral part of the mukh-bhaona performances of Majuli Island in Assam. Masks are a medium of creative expression used in different performances held during festivals, and in the Vaishnavite narrative theatre called the Bhaona. Deeply embedded in the bhakti movement, the origin of the Bhaona form of theatre is ascribed to the great Vaishnava saint, preacher and reformer Srimanta Sankaradeva. The mask or mukha forms an important component of the Bhaona performance, which helps in making the play attractive, expressive and in grihast or a family run sattra, a very well renowned sattradhikar famous putting the message across.

Samaguri sattra is a sattra, rather a for his exquisite work of mask making. Located 15kms from Kamalabari is Majuli where the artists make various puranic or mythological characters. Interesting how they built up a mask from natural things bamboo, clay, cow dung and cloth. The masks of Majuli have uniqueness.

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Dimensions 7 in
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All Purbashree products have been hand-woven and hand-crafted by weavers and artisans from around Northeast India in villages mostly at their homes. 

It may take a week or two to prepare your order as our artisans don't typically store any inventory. In case of some handloom sarees the waiting period can be up to 22 days before shipping. Kindly keep this in mind when you place an order with us as these are all handmade products. This dedicated time is provided to the artisans so that they are able to produce the best quality products. However, we will definitely keep you updated with the progress of your order, send email notifications once your order has been shipped and you can always reach us via mail or on WhatsApp.

Unevenness in weaves, prints, minor slubs in fabric, minor irregularities in handicrafts and slight variation in color are expected outcome of an authentic craft process. These variations are typical characteristics of any hand-crafted product and are not to be considered as damage or defective. For more details read our returns and refund policy here.

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