Airavat Elephant Head Wall Art - Hand-Painted Wooden magnets Blue peacocks in Tholu Bommalata

Blue peacocks in Tholu Bommalata art traditionally signal dusk

tribal folk-art quality built from dense geometric patterning

traditionally associated with beauty

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giving it the quiet formality of a temple murti rather than a purely decorative object

Airavat Elephant Head Wall Art - Hand-Painted Wooden magnets Blue peacocks in Tholu BommalataIn Hindu mythology, Airavat is no ordinary elephant he's the pure white, multi tusked elephant who emerged from the churning of the cosmic ocean and became the mount of Indra, king of the gods. This wall sculpture draws on that celestial lineage, painted in white with dense, colourful traditional patterning across the face and trunk in place of Airavat's mythical multiple tusks and heads. The design stays close to Indian folk art tradition the kind of