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  • Kavad-craft, table clock, clock, table decor, table motif, handpainted craft, foldable craft, female figure,
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    Hand-painted Kavad Table Clock

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid
    Made to order. Making time: 12 days

    This beautiful table clock reflects the ageless appeal of a traditional craft. Kavad boxes have been at the heart of the 500-year-old Rajasthani a...

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  • Kavad-craft, table clock, clock, table decor, table motif, handpainted craft, foldable craft, floral motif,
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    Hand-painted Kavad Table Clock with Floral Motifs

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid
    Ready To Ship

    This beautiful table clock reflects the ageless appeal of a traditional craft. Kavad boxes have been at the heart of the 500-year-old Rajasthani a...

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  • Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, handpainted craft, foldable craft, nursery thyme story box,
    Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, handpainted craft, foldable craft, nursery thyme story box,
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    Kavad Box Illustrating Nursery Rhyme

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid
    Made to order. Making time: 15 days

    Kavad boxes have been at the heart of the 500-year-old Rajasthani art-form of narrating stories. The vibrant hand-painted wooden box provides visu...

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  • Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, ram motif, Krishna motif, handpainted craft, foldable craft, ram and krishna story box, Kavad Box Illustrating Ram and Krishna Story , 5" (H) / Red and Yellow
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    Red and Yellow Kavad Box Illustrating Ram and Krishna Story

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid

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  • Blue and Yellow
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    Blue and Yellow Kavad Box Illustrating Ram and Krishna Story

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid

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    Kavad Box Illustrating Avatars of Goddess Durga

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid
    Made to order. Making time: 15 days

    Kavad boxes have been at the heart of the 500-year-old Rajasthani art-form of narrating stories. The vibrant hand painted wooden box provides visu...

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  • Kavad-craft, table clock, clock, table decor, table motif, handpainted craft, foldable craft, male motif,
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    Hand-painted Kavad Table Clock

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid
    Made to order. Making time: 12 days

    This beautiful table clock reflects the ageless appeal of a traditional craft. Kavad boxes have been at the heart of the 500-year-old Rajasthani a...

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  • Kavad-craft, table clock, clock, table decor, table motif, handpainted craft, foldable craft, flower motif,
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    Hand-painted Kavad Table Clock with Floral Motifs

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid
    Made to order. Making time: 12 days

    This beautiful table clock reflects the ageless appeal of a traditional craft. Kavad boxes have been at the heart of the 500-year-old Rajasthani a...

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  • Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, handpainted craft, foldable craft, cleanliness theme story box,
    Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, handpainted craft, foldable craft, cleanliness theme story box,
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    Kavad Box Illustrating a Tale Propagating Cleanliness

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid
    Made to order. Making time: 12 days

    Kavad boxes have been at the heart of the 500-year-old Rajasthani art-form of narrating stories. The vibrant hand-painted wooden box provides visu...

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  • Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, handpainted craft, foldable craft, laker se harder story box, moral story box,
    Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, handpainted craft, foldable craft, laker se harder story box, moral story box,
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    Kavad Box Illustrating a Classic Moral Tale

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid
    Made to order. Making time: 12 days

    Kavad boxes have been at the heart of the 500-year-old Rajasthani art-form of narrating stories. The vibrant hand-painted wooden box provides visu...

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  • Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, lion motif, rabbit motif, handpainted craft, foldable craft, lion and rabbit story box,
    Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, lion motif, rabbit motif, handpainted craft, foldable craft, lion and rabbit story box,
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    Kavad Box Illustrating a Fable of a Lion and a Rabbit

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid

    Kavad boxes have been at the heart of the 500-year-old Rajasthani art-form of narrating stories. The vibrant hand-painted wooden box provides visu...

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  • Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, lion motif, rabbit motif, handpainted craft, foldable craft, lion and rabbit story box,
    Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, lion motif, rabbit motif, handpainted craft, foldable craft, lion and rabbit story box,
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    Kavad Box Illustrating a Fable of a Tiger and a Rabbit

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid

    Kavad boxes have been at the heart of the 500-year-old Rajasthani art-form of narrating stories. The vibrant hand-painted wooden box provides visu...

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  • Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, Lord Ganesh motif, handpainted craft, foldable craft, ganesh ki leela story box,
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    Kavad Box Illustrating Tale of Bal Ganesha

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid

    Kavad boxes have been at the heart of the 500-year-old Rajasthani art-form of narrating stories. The vibrant hand painted wooden box provides visu...

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  • Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, elephant motif, handpainted craft, foldable craft, rabbit motif, rabbit and elephant story box,
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    Kavad Box Illustrating Fable of Rabbit and Elephant

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid

    Kavad boxes have been at the heart of the 500-year-old Rajasthani art-form of narrating stories. The vibrant hand-painted wooden box provides visu...

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  • Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, ram motif, Krishna motif, handpainted craft, foldable craft, ram and krishna story box,
    Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, ram motif, Krishna motif, handpainted craft, foldable craft, ram and krishna story box,
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    Kavad Box Illustrating Ram and Krishna Story

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid
    Made to order. Making time: 10 days

    Kavad boxes have been at the heart of the 500-year-old Rajasthani art-form of narrating stories. The vibrant hand painted wooden box provides visu...

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    ₹1,810.00 - ₹5,430.00
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  • Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, Lord Vishnu motif, handpainted craft, foldable craft, dasavatar of lord vishnu story box,
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    Kavad Box Illustrating Dasavatar of Lord Vishnu

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid
    Made to order. Making time: 10 days

    Kavad boxes have been at the heart of the 500-year-old Rajasthani art-form of narrating stories. The vibrant hand-painted wooden box provides visu...

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  • Kavad-craft, story box, table decor, lion motif, handpainted craft, foldable craft, rabbit motif,
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    Kavad Box Illustrating Fable of Rabbit and Lion

    Dwarka Prasad Jangid

    Kavad boxes have been at the heart of the 500-year-old Rajasthani art-form of narrating stories. The vibrant hand-painted wooden box provides visu...

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  • Kavad Crafted Desk Clock with Floral Motifs - TVAMI
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    Kavad Crafted Desk Clock with Floral Motifs

    Dwarka Prasad Junaid
    Made to order. Making time: days

    This traditionally painted Kavad desk clock is handmade by one of the few Kavad artisans from Rajasthan. The craft is characterized by its story-te...

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  • Handpainted Table Clock in Kavad Craft - TVAMI
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    Handpainted Table Clock in Kavad Craft

    Dwarka Prasad Junaid
    Made to order. Making time: days

    This traditionally painted Kavad desk clock is handmade by one of the few Kavad artisans from Rajasthan. The craft is characterized by its story-te...

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A truly distinctive craft, Kavad art brings together three traditional practices—carpentry by the suthar, painting by the chitrakar, and oral storytelling by the bhat. The result is not just an object, but an unfolding narrative—layered, interactive, and deeply rooted in tradition.

Native to the village of Bassi in Rajasthan, Kavad is instantly recognisable by its vibrant red base and intricately painted panels. Constructed as a wooden shrine with multiple doors—often a dozen or more—each panel opens to reveal a new scene, a new character, a new chapter.

At its heart, Kavad is storytelling in motion. While episodes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata remain central, artisans also bring to life tales from the Panchatantra—stories like the clever rabbit and the lion—as well as narratives rooted in everyday values, such as cleanliness, community, and moral living. This blend of mythology and lived wisdom makes each Kavad both timeless and accessible.

The outermost panels often depict guardians, while the innermost sanctum holds the central deity—revealed only at the end of the narrative journey. Traditionally carried by travelling storytellers, the Kavad was both shrine and stage—inviting participation, curiosity, and reflection with every unfolding layer.

Today, Kavad art continues to retain this unique character. Whether displayed as a collectible, a piece of wall décor, or a meaningful gift, each Kavad remains a world within itself—crafted by hand, guided by memory, and brought to life through detail and imagination.

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