Shiva Head – Handpainted Wooden Sculpture Kerala mural wall art This single Aranmula-shaped frame carries

This single Aranmula-shaped frame carries exactly that image — a blue elephant draped in a patterned blanket of oranges

Deep in the forests of central India

its subject and iconography are specific to that pilgrimage tradition

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Shiva Head – Handpainted Wooden Sculpture Kerala mural wall art This single Aranmula-shaped frame carriesLook closely at the top of this sculpture and you'll notice a second, smaller face nestled into the tower of dark, matted hair a detail most people miss on their first glance. That tiny face represents Ganga, the river goddess said to have descended from the heavens and been caught in Shiva's locks to soften her fall to earth. It is one of Indian mythology's most famous stories, rendered here in miniature, on top of a striking terracotta red face with