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Mandana/Rajasthan

Rajasthan mandana, "Inspired women painters"— part 7

Various homes, many wonderful meetings with women and, many wonderful moments.

Chantal Jumel

Jul 30, 2014 • 2 min read

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Celebrating Nâga Panchami

The festival of Nâga Panchami is celebrated during the Tamil month of Aadi (mid-July, mid-August) in most parts of South India. It is also known as Garuda Panchami, as on the first day, Garuda (an eagle) and the vehicle of God Vishnu, is worshipped along with the serpent-gods.

Chantal Jumel Aug 19, 2021 • 7 min read

Kerala Kalam, Pulluvanpattu "To protect mother and child"— part 1

Although Western medicine has long been part of the Kerala landscape, there are still communities of ritual painters whose hereditary task equates them to medicine-men. Pulluvanpattum was once an exorcism and its ceremonial paintings were designed for an essentially therapeutic purpose.

Chantal Jumel Aug 11, 2021 • 5 min read

Kerala Kalam, "Painting the Serpent Gods"— part 3

In Sarppam thullal rituals, images of the Snake-Gods vary depending on whether they appear in a one, five or seven-day ceremony. Beyond a one-day rite, the kalam are invariably white in the morning, yellow at noon, and of five colours for the evening one.

Chantal Jumel Jul 30, 2021 • 6 min read

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