{"product_id":"isar-gangaur-dolls-hand-painted","title":"Isar Gangaur Dolls - Hand-Painted Wooden Pair, 6 Colours","description":"\u003cp\u003eIsar and Gangaur are Shiva and Parvati as a married couple, and in Rajasthan they are made as a pair of standing wooden figures for the festival that carries her name. Women dress them, decorate them and carry them in procession through Chaitra, the fortnight after Holi. This is that pair: a 13-inch king and a 12-inch queen, carved from mango wood and painted by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsar (king): 13.1 inches tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGangaur (queen): 12.4 inches tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 950 g for the pair (approx. 2.1 lb)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMango wood, hand-carved and hand-painted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold as a pair - one king and one queen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrice is per pair - choose one colour above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Gangaur is\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGangaur is Rajasthan's spring festival for Gauri - Parvati - and it runs for eighteen days from the day after Holi. Married women observe it for the long life of their husbands; unmarried women for a good one. The images of Isar and Gauri are washed, dressed in fresh clothes and jewellery, sung to, and finally carried to water on the last day. Jaipur's Gangaur procession, out of the City Palace, is the one people travel to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy this one\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e950 g for the pair, in solid mango wood, standing 13.1 and 12.4 inches. The painting is where the work is: crowns, jewellery, the pleats of her lehenga and his jama, all laid in freehand over a single ground colour. Look at two boxes of the same colour side by side and the faces are subtly different people - that is a hand, not a mould. Six colours, and the pair always comes as a pair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich colour\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRed\u003c\/strong\u003e - the traditional festival colour, and the most-bought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYellow\u003c\/strong\u003e - warm and bright, good against dark wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrange\u003c\/strong\u003e - the marigold shade, strong at Diwali\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlue\u003c\/strong\u003e - the coolest of the six, easiest in a modern room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGreen\u003c\/strong\u003e - deep and quiet, pairs well with the red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePink\u003c\/strong\u003e - the softest, and popular for a girl's room or a nursery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral of our customers buy two pairs in different colours and set them facing each other. Red and green is the combination that appears most often in the photographs on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere they go\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a console or a sideboard, either side of a lamp or a piece of wall art. On the pooja shelf during Gangaur and Teej. On a bookshelf, where the height difference between the two reads well against a row of spines. They also work in a child's room - they are figures rather than deities in the strict sense, and nothing about them is fragile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGifting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe obvious wedding gift: a married couple, given to a married couple, with the festival meaning attached. Also given at griha pravesh, at Gangaur and Teej, and as a Rajasthani souvenir for someone who has been there. They travel well - solid wood, no glass, no protruding parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWipe with a soft dry cloth. Keep water and cleaning sprays off the painted surface, and do not soak them. Painted mango wood does not like standing damp or direct all-day sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho are Isar and Gangaur?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIsar is Shiva and Gangaur is Gauri, or Parvati - Shiva and his consort, shown as a married couple rather than as deities in a temple pose. Gan-gaur is a compound of Gan, for Shiva, and Gaur, for Gauri.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a religious object?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a folk representation rather than a consecrated murti. Households in Rajasthan do worship their Gangaur images during the festival, but these are sold as decorative figures and there is no consecration involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I get both dolls?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes. One king and one queen, in the colour you choose. They are not sold separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow tall are they really?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n13.1 inches for the king and 12.4 for the queen, so about the height of a large book standing up. Together they weigh just over two pounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill mine look exactly like the photograph?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nClose, not identical. Every pair is painted freehand, so the faces, the jewellery and the border work differ a little between sets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo they stand on their own?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes, both are carved with a flat base and stand unaided on a level surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen is Gangaur?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIt begins the day after Holi and runs eighteen days, so it falls in March or April depending on the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I order these in bulk?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes - they are a common wedding and function gift. Email contact@urliutsav.com with your quantity and date and we will quote you and confirm timing before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if they arrive damaged?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nShipping is insured. Photograph the damage, email contact@urliutsav.com, and we will replace them or make it right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I return them?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes, within 30 days in original condition and packaging. Return shipping is arranged and paid by the customer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping and assurance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree insured shipping across the USA and Canada. Ships from San Ramon, California, usually within one business day. If they arrive damaged, send us a photo and we will resolve it - transit damage is covered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee more gifting pieces in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indian-return-gifts\"\u003eIndian Return Gifts\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Urli Utsav Decor","offers":[{"title":"Yellow","offer_id":42367726649395,"sku":"gangaur-yellow","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red","offer_id":42367726682163,"sku":"gangaur-red","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue","offer_id":42367726714931,"sku":"gangaur-blue","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Orange","offer_id":42410927325235,"sku":"gangaur-orange","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green","offer_id":42367726747699,"sku":"gangaur-green","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pink","offer_id":42966075375667,"sku":"gangaur-pink","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/1534\/2899\/files\/Gangaur1.jpg?v=1749287987","url":"https:\/\/urliutsav.com\/products\/isar-gangaur-dolls-hand-painted","provider":"Urli Utsav","version":"1.0","type":"link"}