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Mayong
Land of Sorcery and Spirit
Nestled along the banks of the Brahmaputra in Assam, Mayong is a place whispered about across generations. Known as the “Black Magic Capital of India,” this ancient village is shrouded in mystery, legend, and deep spiritual energy. For centuries, its people have practiced tantric healing, nature rituals, and sacred arts — all quietly passed through oral traditions and guarded by families of ritual healers.
In Mayong, magic isn’t theatrical — it’s ritualistic, ancestral, and deeply intentional. From healing mantras to disappearing acts inscribed in 500-year-old manuscripts, the village pulses with an unseen but felt energy.
Every household holds a story, a symbol, a ritual tool — and among the most revered of these are the masks.
The Origins of the Masks
The clay masks of Mayong originated not as art pieces, but as spiritual instruments. Crafted to represent rakshasas (protective demons), deities, and elemental forces, each mask was believed to channel specific energies when activated through ritual.
These masks were used in:
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Protection rites to guard homes from spirits or black magic
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Healing ceremonies to aid recovery and restore balance
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Fertility or abundance rituals to bless land and family
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Shamanic invocations to call forth ancestral or cosmic power
They weren’t placed — they were installed, often with chants, fire, herbs, and mantras that awakened the mask as a living entity.
A Sacred Tradition Carried Forward
Passed down through generational healers and master artisans, the making of a Mayong mask is as much spiritual as it is skillful. The clay is chosen with intention.
The design draws from myth and lore. The final form is not just seen, but felt, carrying symbolic protection, prosperity, or healing.
Once crafted, each mask undergoes a consecration ritual — a sacred ceremony where practitioners from Mayong imbue it with the purpose it’s meant to serve.
It is only then that the mask becomes alive in energy, ready to shift the vibration of the space it enters.
MAYAVi: Reviving the Living Spirit of the Masks
What you hold is not just an artifact — it's a vessel of wisdom, of belief, of power.
At MAYAVi, we don’t just create — we carry forward. Each mask is a bridge between the ancient and the now. By working with traditional artisans and spiritual families of Mayong, we honor the true origin of this craft — not as folklore, but as functional spiritual practice.
