Enchanting Mukha Bhaona drama: Majuli's timeless cultural treasure unveiled

From the archive record

Bhaona is a colourful presentation of lyrical performance that conveys its ideology to the society in the context of social reformation since the medieval period. Masks are used to hide the identity of the performer and create a unique visual reality. Masks are usually worn with a costume, sometimes covering the entire body of the performer. This performance is still present in today's society in this area. Bhaona masks are usually made in two forms: concrete or rigid and flexible. The flexible masks are 6 to 10 feet talland are worn by the performer for a religious performance. Masks depicting demonic characters are grotesque andsuperhuman characters are usually large. The mask of the mythical birds Narasimha and Garura is largely constructed and has a