Clay Pitchers are called KALASH in Hindi language, used in Hindu festivals, they are decorated with bright colors......... the shapes of the pitchers have been given an artistic twist in this paining!! You can easily take a print out and make a colorful wall hanging for your house! These pitchers, filled with holy water, are supposed to bring Good-Luck to the house hold thus ensuring peace of mind and purity of purpose......
India is Celebrating Nava-Durga Festival........Started on 31st March will come to an end on 8th April Nine Days of worshiping the Nine incarnations of the "Godess Shakti". The painting shows the "Maa-Kaali" one of the nine incarnations of the Godess......as per Hindu mythology she descended upon the Earth to destroy the Demons who were growing in numbers with every droplet of blood which fell from the bodies of the Demons while fighting the 'Devtas' ( Holy souls).....
KRISHNA playing flute in his inimitable style.
In Hindu religion women power is known as SKAKTI which is believed to be the origin of the universe. We worship Shakti in various forms. Devi Durga is considered as the most powerful form of Shakti in Hindu mythology and is worshiped just at the advent of Winters in India! There is a week long festival known as Durga Puja when Idols of Devi Durga is installed in many temporarily built 'community-pandals' and people gather there to worship the Godess.
This painting depicts the artist's perception of path of Moon, in the sky, on a Full Moon night! This painting was done by me somewhere in the month of March, 2014 after seeing the Moon on night of our Hindu festival of colors, Holi!
