Tholu Bommolatha Elephant Narrow Tray – Handcrafted Wooden Tholu Bommalatha jewellery India and once through whatever image

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a pairing found across countless South Indian temple traditions

and keep it out of direct sunlight and away from water

serpentine linework associated with her iconography

Tholu Bommolatha Elephant Narrow Tray – Handcrafted Wooden Tholu Bommalatha jewellery India and once through whatever imageThe elephant has long been a favoured figure in Andhra Pradesh's Tholu Bommalatha shadow puppet tradition, painted with bold, confident outlines that read clearly even when backlit on a puppeteer's screen at night. That same graphic strength defines the elephant on this narrow tray, rendered in the tradition's characteristic vivid colour and firm linework. The design is decoupaged onto engineered wood and sealed, built to withstand regular handling