Black Nandi – Hand-painted Wooden Sculpture Narasimha Dashavatharam frame holding them up to add

holding them up to add drama to a scene from a ballad or piece of folklore

or simply grew up around it

Is this a good gift for someone who appreciates Indian mythology

Nandi is the bull mount and devoted attendant of Lord Shiva in Hindu mythology

This is a decorative piece rather than a devotional one

Black Nandi – Hand-painted Wooden Sculpture Narasimha Dashavatharam frame holding them up to addPainted almost entirely in matte black, this standing Nandi lets its gold and red detailing do all the talking a richly patterned saddle blanket in deep red and gold sits across his back, his horns curve upward in polished dark grey, and fine gold beading traces his collar and legwear. The high contrast palette reads as strikingly graphic, despite being rooted entirely in traditional iconography. Nandi, Shiva's sacred bull, represents devoted,