We all know Ganesha as “Ekdanta”But ever wondered, Why? “Gurur Brahma Gurur VishnuGururDevo MaheshwarahaGuru Sakshat ParaBrahmaTasmai Shri Gurave Namaha” After the end of the revenge war, in which Lord Parashurama killed King Karttabijyarjun, who cheated his father Sage Jamadagna and killed him later, Parasurama was applauded by all the lords of Brahmaloka. Brahma reminded him …
Year: 2023
Illustration by Amrapali
When Bali selflessly gave everything that Vishnu had asked for disguised as Vamana, Vishnu became very impressed by Bali’s devotion. He blessed Bali to be equal in status to Indra for as long as he lived. He also promised to protect Bali and his homestead and disguised himself as a gatekeeper guarding Bali’s palace. However, …
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Artwork by Amrapali, an artist and illustrator based out of Bangalore. “I’m also a certified and practicing expressive arts therapy practitioner. I quit my corporate job in data analytics a few years back to pursue my passion for art and self expression. As an artist I am influenced and inspired by abstract art, surrealism, macabre …
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Source: Historical Aspects of Lakshadweep by Prof Baiju K Nath Painting by NKP Muthukoya, an artist from Lakshadweep, India’s pioneering surreal painters and Kerala Lalithakala Akademi’s fellow
Moira is a village in the district of Bardez in Goa. It lies a few miles away from Mapuça, the capital of the district, and the river of Mapuça flows along its southern, western and northern sides, making its soil very fertile. The village is famous for many things but it is not their industriousness …
This Basholi style Pahari miniature painting depicts a future incarnation of Lord Vishnu as Kalki. Kalki, the blue-skinned individual, is seated with his legs folded on a low, intricately carved, four-legged stool. The stool is lined with pink cushioning, and raises the sitter a few inches off the ground signifying his importance. In this incarnation, …
The painting is an llustration of Dhola Maru. A lady in male dress seated on a camel facing a male seated on a horse. This is a love story of Marwar prince Dhola and Poogal princess Maru and deeply rooted in folklore and oral Rajasthani traditions. As the popular tradition has it, when yet a …
Swami Haridasa, a singer and poet of high order, is seated in his hermitage at Vrindavana, a verdant environment full of plants, trees, flowering shrubs and creepers. The place is a quiet one and suited best to one’s absorption in a musical performance. He is shaven-headed and has a lean body with a divine glow …
