By: Piyush Dewangan
The colorful wooden toy like a box, is actually a shrine, wherein live the stories. Mostly the stories come from epics Ramayana and Mahabharat. Sometimes there are other stories from local folklore like stories of locals saints or heroes. You can also think of it as a moving temple. In Mewar, the home of the tradition, it is primarily used to tell family stories including genealogies.
It has several wooden panels hinged together, painted with scenes from the stories. Outermost panels usually have the guardians of the story painted on them. The storyteller opens each panel and tells the story depicted there. After opening and closing all the folds, finally, when all the panels are open, reveals the sanctum – where the image of the main deity is placed.
It is like an audio-visual journey from outside to the inner world. You can also read it as a journey from outside the temple to its sanctum or Garbha Griha. After all, it is a shrine.
The idea is to promote the Indian artisans and craftsmen by introducing the traditional Indian storytelling way of Kavad into a 3d experience so that people can enjoy it around every corner of the world.
STORY PLANNING FRAMES ASSET BUILDING
Here we decide on a story
Plan out how the scenes are going to proceed on Kavad
3D MODEL
Creating characters and background assets of the story.
Executing what we worked on for decades.
