Vatapatrasayi is a sanskrit term describing a form of Lord Krishna who is reclining on a Banyan leaf. This form Lord Krishna is mentioned in ancient Hindu texts like the Bhagavata Purana, Mahabharata, Divya Prabandhams of the Alwar saints, among other texts, describes the Lord as an infant who is resting on a banyan leaf,
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November 14th is celebrated as Children’s Day in India, in honor of the first prime minister of Independent India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who’s birthday falls on this day. Schools throughout India have various forms of celebration commemorating children of all ages. This water-color painting of Pt. Nehru, which I painted a long time ago, recently
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I dedicate this post to Mrs. Edward, the artist who introduced me to oil painting decades back. This painting is my first oil painting, “Nativity scene” and in size my biggest too, about six feet by six feet. A little about Mrs. Edward, or Edward aunty, as we, the neighborhood kids, called her fondly. She
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