Carved Peacock Panel From A Ratha Yatra Chariot - 19thC Material - Kair Wood Truly beautiful

Truly beautiful

Trailing vines and blossoms can be seen painted across the chest on an ochre background

The back of the altar table has two concealed drawers which are the best indicators of age on the piece

A striking and authentic piece of 19th-century devotional art

the tikka ash used for marking the forehead of Hindus known as a Tika mark or Bindi

Carved Peacock Panel From A Ratha Yatra Chariot - 19thC Material - Kair Wood Truly beautifulThis carved Indian teak panel from a Ratha Yatra chariot depicts a stylized peacock in floral surroundings. The peacock is the national bird of India and is believed to bring luck and prosperity. Called maurya in Hindi, peacocks got their name from the people of the Maurya dynasty (322BC 184BC) who kept and raised them in royal courts. Ratha Yatra chariots are found mostly in Tamil Nadu, South India, and enormous temples on wheels are drawn through