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Subject: Tulasi Brundavati Chaura. In Odisha, goddess Brundavati is worshipped in the form of Chaura, which is a small temple like structure adorned with sculptures and with a Tulasi plant overhead. Tulasi Chaura is mostly worshipped by married women who want blessings for leading a prosperous family life.

Subject: Tulasi Brundavati Chaura. In Odisha, goddess Brundavati is worshipped in the form of Chaura, which is a small temple like structure adorned with sculptures and with a Tulasi plant overhead. Tulasi Chaura is mostly worshipped by married women who want blessings for leading a prosperous family life.

Subject: Tulasi Brundavati Chaura. In Odisha, goddess Brundavati is worshipped in the form of Chaura, which is a small temple like structure adorned with sculptures and with a Tulasi plant overhead. Tulasi Chaura is mostly worshipped by married women who want blessings for leading a prosperous family life. View of men praying. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Tulasi Brundavati Chaura. In Odisha, goddess Brundavati is worshipped in the form of Chaura, which is a small temple like structure adorned with sculptures and with a Tulasi plant overhead. Tulasi Chaura is mostly worshipped by married women who want blessings for leading a prosperous family life. View of drummers. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Tulasi Brundavati Chaura. In Odisha, goddess Brundavati is worshipped in the form of Chaura, which is a small temple like structure adorned with sculptures and with a Tulasi plant overhead. Tulasi Chaura is mostly worshipped by married women who want blessings for leading a prosperous family life. View of elephant and birds. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Tulasi Brundavati Chaura. In Odisha, goddess Brundavati is worshipped in the form of Chaura, which is a small temple like structure adorned with sculptures and with a Tulasi plant overhead. Tulasi Chaura is mostly worshipped by married women who want blessings for leading a prosperous family life. View of a sage. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Tulasi Brundavati Chaura. In Odisha, goddess Brundavati is worshipped in the form of Chaura, which is a small temple like structure adorned with sculptures and with a Tulasi plant overhead. Tulasi Chaura is mostly worshipped by married women who want blessings for leading a prosperous family life.

Subject: Tulasi Brundavati Chaura. In Odisha, goddess Brundavati is worshipped in the form of Chaura, which is a small temple like structure adorned with sculptures and with a Tulasi plant overhead. Tulasi Chaura is mostly worshipped by married women who want blessings for leading a prosperous family life.

Subject: Frying Pan. Odisha is known for its lineage of skilled artisans of terracotta pottery. Terracotta crafts being water and weather proof are popular as indoor objects as well as outdoor decoration. Products range from those belonging to ritualistic ceremonies to artifacts of utilitarian and artistic significance. Earthen vessels and utensils such as this frying pan are a basic requirement of rural life.

Subject: Mrudanga. Odisha is known for its lineage of skilled artisans of terracotta pottery. Products range from those belonging to ritualistic ceremonies to artifacts of utilitarian and artistic significance. This is a double headed drum for music.

Subject: Hanuman carrying Sanjeevani Mountain. This figure alludes to the legend when Jambavan, the leader of the bears, asked Hanuman to retrieve Sanjeevani herb from the mount Dronagiri (Mahodaya) in the Himalayas, required to revive Lakshman and other members of the monkey-army. However, Hanuman could not identify the plant so he picked up the entire mountain of herbs and brought it to the battlefield.

Subject: Hanuman carrying Sanjeevani Mountain. This figure alludes to the legend when Jambavan, the leader of the bears, asked Hanuman to retrieve Sanjeevani herb from the mount Dronagiri (Mahodaya) in the Himalayas, required to revive Lakshman and other members of the monkey-army. However, Hanuman could not identify the plant so he picked up the entire mountain of herbs and brought it to the battlefield.

Subject: Surai (Water flask). Odisha is known for its lineage of skilled artisans of terracotta pottery. Terracotta crafts being water and weather proof are popular as indoor objects as well as outdoor decoration. Products range from those belonging to ritualistic ceremonies to artifacts of utilitarian and artistic significance. Earthen vessels and utensils such as this surai or water flask are a basic requirement of rural life. A surai is distinguished by its flattened, bulbous body and a long and narrow neck.

Subject: Surai (Water flask). Odisha is known for its lineage of skilled artisans of terracotta pottery. Terracotta crafts being water and weather proof are popular as indoor objects as well as outdoor decoration. Products range from those belonging to ritualistic ceremonies to artifacts of utilitarian and artistic significance. Earthen vessels and utensils such as this surai or water flask are a basic requirement of rural life. A surai is distinguished by its flattened, bulbous body and a long and narrow neck.

Subject: Votive Horse. The offering of votive horses to the village deities is a common phenomenon of rural Odisha. Such sculptures are made as offerings to a deity and left untended where they are placed, under a tree, near a pond or river, or in a grove. They accumulate, they decompose, and others take their place. The seven pieces of the horse are made separately on the wheel and then joined together adding the molded ears and tail.

Subject: Votive Horse. The offering of votive horses to the village deities is a common phenomenon of rural Odisha. Such sculptures are made as offerings to a deity and left untended where they are placed, under a tree, near a pond or river, or in a grove. They accumulate, they decompose, and others take their place. The seven pieces of the horse are made separately on the wheel and then joined together adding the molded ears and tail.

Subject: Kamadhenu. Kamadhenu is a divine goddess described in Hinduism as Gou Mata (the mother of all cows).

Subject: Kamadhenu. Kamadhenu is a divine goddess described in Hinduism as Gou Mata (the mother of all cows).

Subject: Kamadhenu. Kamadhenu is a divine goddess described in Hinduism as Gou Mata (the mother of all cows).

Subject: Kamadhenu. Kamadhenu is a divine goddess described in Hinduism as Gou Mata (the mother of all cows).

Subject: Kamadhenu. Kamadhenu is a divine goddess described in Hinduism as Gou Mata (the mother of all cows).

Subject: Kamadhenu. Kamadhenu is a divine goddess described in Hinduism as Gou Mata (the mother of all cows).

Subject: Tulasi Brundavati Chaura. In Odisha, goddess Brundavati is worshipped in the form of Chaura, which is a small temple like structure adorned with sculptures and with a Tulasi plant overhead. Tulasi Chaura is mostly worshipped by married women who want blessings for leading a prosperous family life.

Subject: Tulasi Brundavati Chaura. In Odisha, goddess Brundavati is worshipped in the form of Chaura, which is a small temple like structure adorned with sculptures and with a Tulasi plant overhead. Tulasi Chaura is mostly worshipped by married women who want blessings for leading a prosperous family life.