15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
A traditional mask maker from the environmentally endangered world's biggest river island Majuli strikes a pose with a Hanuman mask
Natun Samaguri Satra is one of the many Hindu Vaishnavite monasteries dotting the bucolic landscape of Majuli, the rapidly shrinking river island on Brahmaputra river in the eastern Indian state of Assam.This particular monastery specialises in the art of making masks inspired from Indian epics used for religious festivals.Just like the island itself, this 350 year old art is under threat of disappearing and master craftsmen like this person are keeping it alive.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 03.2017 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2017 |
| Photo Location: | Majuli, India |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D Mark III |
| Copyright: | © Pavel Chakraborty |