NDLI: Mask of Dasamukha Durga

Content Provider	Indian Culture
Spatial Coverage	Chorida, Purulia, West Bengal, India
Temporal Coverage	21st Century
Description	This is the mask of goddess Dasamukha Durga. It is made of paper, cloth, clay and is yellow in color. It has ten heads with a large head in the middle and five small heads on the right side and four on the left. Each head has all the features of the main head in the middle. A large crown is present on the head, which is highly decorated with colored paper, tinsel, beads, metal pieces. A third eye is present on the forehead of each face. A nose ring is present which is made of golden-colored beads (in the large face only). This mask is used in the Chou dance representing "Dasamahavidya Pala" by the folk people of Purulia.
File Format	JPG / JPEG
Language	English
Publisher	Indian Museum
Publisher Place	Kolkata
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Clay Mask
Content Type	Image
Resource Type	Photograph

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Mask of Dasamukha Durga