Saraswathi Multipurpose Hand-Painted Wooden Box pooja room decor Andhra Pradesh's shadow-puppet artists worked

Andhra Pradesh's shadow-puppet artists worked in bold

Ganesha mid-dance is painted as a cut-out piece and fixed onto the board

intricate borders — a style that developed over centuries of court patronage and continues to define North Indian decorative art

its striking silhouette and detailed handwork make it a popular choice for housewarmings and special occasions

personal choice for anyone with a connection to the coast

Saraswathi Multipurpose Hand-Painted Wooden Box pooja room decor Andhra Pradesh's shadow-puppet artists workedSaraswathi is the goddess of knowledge, music and the arts seated in white, a veena in her hands and a swan at her side, said to grant clarity of thought and grace of expression to those who seek her blessing. This box carries her likeness in a cool, luminous blue palette, painted by hand rather than printed or reproduced. Our artists work freehand in this piece, building up the goddess's form and her attributes the veena, the swan, the lotus she sits