Kerala Hand-Painted Prabhavali Wall Frame – Kathakali Indian mythological decor or Ganesh Chaturthi

or Ganesh Chaturthi

5 cm (height)

This piece tends to appeal less to strictly devotional buyers and more to those drawn to Kerala's performing arts heritage — dancers

the iconic leather shadow puppetry art of Andhra Pradesh

Kerala Hand-Painted Prabhavali Wall Frame – Kathakali Indian mythological decor or Ganesh ChaturthiThe green face, the flared orange headdress, the heavy white ruff at the collar this is instantly recognisable as Kathakali, Kerala's centuries old dance drama form where elaborate makeup and costume turn performers into mythological characters on stage. This frame isolates that iconic face within a hand painted Prabhavali arch, treating it as temple art rather than performance photography. In Kathakali, green painted faces ("pacha") traditionally