BHUTA PANJURLI IDOL Provenance:India - Coastal Karnataka labels etc

labels etc

According to one of the theories

This beautiful and interesting collectible is a coconut grater from Sout India

These timeless pieces offer a glimpse into the artistic traditions of bygone eras and carry a sense of history and elegance

BHUTA PANJURLI IDOL Provenance:India - Coastal Karnataka labels etcThis vintage of a wild boar is a Panjurli. Panjurli is the divine spirit of a male wild boar worshipped as a part of Bhuta Kola. Panjurli in Tulu means a wild boar offspring. As per Paddanas the ancient Tulu oral literature, Goddess Parvati kept an offspring of a Wild boar as her pet and loved it dearly. It was very naughty and destroyed the gardens in Kailash. Lord Shiva angered by this, killed the Wild Boar. This upset Parvati greatly. To pacify