The festival celebrates the return from exile of the mythical Mahabali, an asura king banished by gods to the netherworld out of envy for his populist and even-handed rule. The lore has it that Kerala ...
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While he bedecks his sitter in finery, Gheeraerts also stresses her vulnerability. Almost as white as a corpse, she can easily be imagined lying horizontally on a tomb. By portraying her magnificence ...