Vittal Rukmini – Hand-painted Wooden Wall Plate Kathakali Prabhavali frame keeping the mural's fine

keeping the mural's fine

graphic folk-art design

and often a scatter of painted handprints across its body

This design draws on the same vivid visual language found in Kerala's Theyyam ritual art

eternal love and devotion between Lord Krishna and Rukmani

Vittal Rukmini – Hand-painted Wooden Wall Plate Kathakali Prabhavali frame keeping the mural's fineThis round wall plate depicts Vittal, a form of Krishna especially revered in Maharashtra, standing beside his consort Rukmini, both in gold crowns and formal temple attire, hands resting confidently at their sides. Two lit brass lamps flank the pair, and a bed of floating lotus flowers spreads across a blue tiled floor beneath them. Hand painted on wood, the piece uses a rich, warm toned background that gives Vittal and Rukmini's gold jewellery and