Rajasthana ki loka kala parampara mem kavara citrana
By: Ramasimha Bhati (head of the Dept., Arts, Bhupal Nobles Girls Postgrad. Coll., Udaipur)
Publisher: Himamsu Pablikesamsa
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Udayapura
Language: hin
Number of pages: 170
Description: Study of the origin, the development, artistic, social and cultural aspects of kavad. Kavad are portable wooden shrines sometimes called "God boxes"  produced in South Rajasthan.  The Rajasthani version, called a kavad, is one of the most famous.  At Bassi (near Chittorgarh, in southern Rajasthan), a group of hereditary craftsmen construct these boxes, male and female artisans working together in family workshops.  Kavads are commissioned by traditional storytellers (kavariya bhats), who specify what is to be depicted on the shrine.  The box consists of an elaborate series of painted hinged panels.  Most kavads follow the same general format:  illustrations from the great epic, the Ramayana, on the left series of panels and scenes from the life on Krishna on the right, with references to local myths and patrons. We do not have any titles on this topic with sp. ref. to Rajasthan. Quite a good study.
Notes: In Hindi.