| Description: | Multimedia - wood, cloth, gemstones, moving arms. Javanese Wayang tradition. Wayang Kulit (Golek ) is a traditional form of puppet-shadow play originally found in the cultures of Java and Bali in Indonesia. This set includes figures from the
Hindu epic poem Mahabharata, Battle of Kurukshetra. The Kurukshetra War arising from a dynastic struggle between two groups of cousins, the Kauravas and the Pandavas, for the throne of Hastinapura. The war laid the foundation for the events of the Bhagavad Gita.
Kuru figures:
K=Arjuna aka Partha and Dhananjaya, the third of five Pandava brothers, from the lineage of the Kuru. A protagonist of the Hindu epic Mahabharata
Q=Shikhandi aka Srikandi, born as a male and changes into a female. She becomes the second wife of Arjuna
B=Sri Krishna, the central figure of the Bhagavad Gita. Sri Krishna is widely considered by Hindus to be an Avatar – a direct descent of God
N=Nakula/Sahadeva, the fourth of the five Pandava brothers. Nakula and Sahadeva were twins blessed to Madri, by the Ashvini Kumaras, the divine physicians
R=Ghatotkacha, a prominent character in the story of Mahabharata. His name comes from the fact that his head was hairless shaped like a ghatam, or a pot
P=Padawa
Batu:
K=Suyudana (Duryodhana), the eldest of the Korawa (Kaurava) brothers
Q=Bandwati
B=Droṇa aka Dronacharya, a major character of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Served serves as the royal preceptor of the Kauravas and the Pandavas
N=King Shalya, the brother of Madri (mother of Nakula and Sahadeva), and the ruler of the Madra kingdom
R=Bhishma aka Pitamaha, Gangaputra, and Devavrata, the supreme commander of the Kaurava forces during the Kurukshetra War
P=Kurawa. 2024. Sale. |
