Kavaad

Kavaad portable shirne

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Kavad (or Kavād), the Indian folk art 

• A portable wooden storytelling box: This is a mobile, three-dimensional storytelling device from Rajasthan, India.
• Construction: The box is constructed and painted by a carpenter and artist. As the storyteller unfolds its panels, new episodes of a narrative are revealed.
• Content: The stories are often from Hindu mythology, such as tales of the gods Rama and Krishna, but can also include local myths and folk tales.