Majuli on the Brahmaputra in Assam is is a unique riverine delta that is a result of the dynamics of the vast river system. It has carved a special place for itself, especially for its craft of mask-making. The island is known to be the seat of neo-Vaishnavite culture of Assam and houses satras or monasteries. The satras in Majuli predate the birth of the island. In the early 16th century, the great Assamese Vaishnavite reformer and saint Srimanta Shankardev established the first satra at Belguri, the western part of Majuli, which no longer exists, having been washed away due to erosion.
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The Satra Masks Of Majuli
Some of these have also been exhibited museums like the Victoria & Albert Museum in London
OT Staff
28 November 2022
Hemchandra Goswami, who is widely acclaimed for his extraordinary skills of mask making, absorbed in his creation in Chamaguri Satra in Majuli Abhilekh Saikia/Shutterstock
Hemchandra Goswami, who is widely acclaimed for his extraordinary skills of mask making, absorbed in his creation in Chamaguri Satra in Majuli Abhilekh Saikia/Shutterstock
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