Hand-Painted Carved Wall Frame – Narasimha Head NRI gift also known as Tripurasundari

also known as Tripurasundari

where a starker red-and-black Theyyam piece might feel too graphic

and makes a distinctive gift for someone who already owns more conventional

often through the night

mounted side by side on their own stands

Hand-Painted Carved Wall Frame – Narasimha Head NRI gift also known as TripurasundariNarasimha, the fourth incarnation of Vishnu, took the form of part lion, part man to defeat the demon Hiranyakashipu and restore dharma to the world. This piece carves that fierce, hybrid form as a raised sculptural head, mounted within a gold trimmed frame against a bold black and white checkerboard background. The blue toned face, framed by a richly textured reddish brown golden mane, is hand carved with real depth rather than painted flat, giving