Painted Surya Wall Temple From Bikaner - 19th Century Material - Paulownia Wood Made from teakwood

Made from teakwood

richly carved frame with geometric motifs

A sewing table with an identical border design dated circa 1835 can be found at the Peabody Essex museum of Salem and Colour Plate 100 of the below book

the smell of camphor discouraged moths and other insects

The artwork on this Wedding Cabinet is such Exceptional quality

Painted Surya Wall Temple From Bikaner - 19th Century Material - Paulownia Wood Made from teakwoodThis beautiful and unusual painted Indian wall temple is from the desert town of Bikaner in Northern Rajasthan. The canopy is of Rajput design and beneath it is a beautifully painted depiction of Surya the Hindu sun god. Surya is the personification of the sun and by extension, the source of all knowledge and the laws that govern the universe and society. He was an important deity in rural areas as the sun has the power to grant or withhold the