10 books on kaavad as a gift to Nina Sabnani

As an open homage to the great Bobi Bazlen and to his “Note senza testo” (Notes without a text), I offer these notes without a text (not yet published) to Nina Sabnani and to her text “Kaavad tradition of Rajasthan”.

 

I hope that Nina will have the time to add to the bibliography of her book these 10 texts probably unknow in India. At least I hope that Nina will give to her readers the link : www.francobellino.com

 

 

One kaavad in Rome. Since 1791 or before.

 

It is a real surprise. The handwritten catalogue of the Borgia Museum in Velletri records in 1791 the presence of two wooden painted portable shrines coming from Southern India.

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Kaavad, Kaavadiya Bhats .. English synopsis in honour of Nina Sabnani

 

 

Nina has been studying Kaavad for years. She wrote articles, shot and edited films

and published a beautiful book on this subject I love.

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That is why I prepared for her a synthesis of a few memories about what this love of mine

led me to do when I was in Rajasthan about 45 years ago.

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