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Kerala Mural Hand-Painted Square Pendant Necklace – White Ganesha Orange Disc
Rs. 1,900.00
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Description
In Kerala Mural painting, Ganesha is a revered presence — not merely an auspicious beginning but a deity fully rendered in the tradition's classical visual language. The five-colour panchavarnam palette of Kerala Mural art — red ochre, green, yellow, black, and white — gives artists a specific and disciplined range within which to work. A white or pale complexion on a Kerala Mural deity figure is not the result of minimalism but of iconographic intention: ivory and white represent purity, spiritual radiance, and the luminous quality associated with benign divine energy.
This square pendant carries Kerala Mural's Ganesha in that spirit. The pale complexion is painted against the pendant's sealed wooden ground, with an orange and gold headdress and crown detailing rendered in the tradition's characteristic bold outlines and layered colour. The trunk curves in the classic Kerala Mural sidewise position; the jewellery around the neck and crown is depicted with the fine line work that defines this tradition's approach to deity iconography at miniature scale.
The chain brings a deliberately organic counterpoint. Orange disc chip stone beads — rough-textured, irregular, unpolished — carry the warm tone of the Ganesha's headdress into the chain material. White cylindrical stone beads sit between them, mirroring the pale ground of the pendant face. Antique gold filigree cone accents at the joins complete the colour conversation between pendant and chain — orange headdress, white complexion, gold detail, translated bead by bead into the stringing.
Kerala Mural painting originated in the temple interiors of Kerala from approximately the 9th century CE, following classical principles codified in texts including the Chitrasutra and Tantrasamuchaya. The tradition's fidelity to iconographic convention is what makes it a living art form rather than a decorative style — every element of how a deity is painted carries meaning that practitioners have honoured for over a thousand years. This pendant is that tradition at its most intimate scale.
Material : Pre-engineered wood pendant, non-toxic hand-applied pigments. Chain: black rope with orange disc chip stone beads, white cylindrical stone beads, antique gold filigree cones.
Dimension :Length of the neck piece : 13" - 23" ( 33 cm - 58.5 cm) adjustable length
Size of the pendant : 3.5 " x 3.5 " (8.2 cm x 8.2 cm)
Dori Colour: Black
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When you order from EthniiChic, you receive more than just a product—you bring home a piece of India’s cultural heritage.
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