KRISHNA THE FLAUTIST- MY MADHUBANI PAINTING

Hers is my Madhubani Painting 

of Lord Krishna playing 

His magical flute in the gardens

of the the Brindavan...

on the banks of 

the swirling Yamuna river....

GEETOPADESHAM -MY TANJORE PAINTING

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"YADHAA YADHAA HI DHARMASYA...

GYAANIR BHAVATHI BHAARATHA...

ABYUTHAANAM ADHARMASYA...

THADHAATHMAANAM SRIJAAMYAHAM...

PARITHRAANAAYA SAADHOONAAM...

VINAASAAYACHA DUSHKRUTHAAM...

DHARMA SAMSTHAABANAARTHAAYA...

SAMBHAVAAMI YUGHE YUGHE..."

MEANING...

"Whenever there is a fall in Dharma(Justice)

and a rise in Adharma(Injustice/The wrong)

I shall come here...

When there is a dance of destruction 

and the principles of sustenance weaken...

I ,who am omnipresent and watching everything...

shall take control of the situation

and set things in balance...

to protect the devout /good...

raze out the evil which vandalises the Earth...

and re-establish Dharma...

I shall manifest 

in every Yugha(Era/period)...."

Thus spake Lord Krishna

in the battle fields of Kurukshetra...

to Arjuna...

who was blessed to get 

the Geetopadesham...

"Do your duty...do not expect the rewards..."

says Krishna...

Doesn't it apply 

not only to the Pandavas but to you and me too?

This is the scene that I have depicted

in my Tanjore Painting

"Geetopadesham"

Where you see Lord Krishna

delivering the divine message

to Arjuna when he hesitates to 

lift his bow and arrow against 

the Kauravas...his kith and kin 

-and also his wrong doers...

RADHE KRISHNA....A METAL EMBOSSING

HERE IS THE CELESTIAL PAIR ...

THE DIVINE LOVERS

RADHA AND KRISHNA...

SWINGING IN GAY ABANDON...

CRAFTED ON AN ALUMINIUM METAL SHEET,

THIS PIECE GIVES ME EXTRA PLEASURE

BECAUSE IT ADORNS A HALL IN A BHAKTA'S HOUSE

WHERE THEY CONDUCT   " RADHA KALYANAM"  EVERY YEAR...

LITTLE KRISHNA -A METAL EMBOSSING

IN THIS METAL EMBOSSING

 DONE ON AN ALUMINIUM SHEET,

LOOK AT LITTLE KRISHNA...

OUR BELOVED BUTTER THIEF

FEAST ON A HAND  FULL OF 

RICH AND CREAMY BUTTER

FROM A TOPPLED POT 

IN A GOPIKA'S  HOUSE...

NO WONDER  HE IS FONDLY 

CALLED BY ONE AND ALL

MAKAN CHOR

NAVANEETHA CHORA

 VENNAI THIRUDI KRISHNA...

NAVANEETHA KRISHNA...

OONJAL KRISHNA - A TANJORE PAINTING

 


HERE IS MY DEAR KRISHNA-DEPICTED IN TANJORE STYLE.....

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WATCH HIM SIT IN HIS WELL UPHOLSTERED EMERALD ENCRUSTED GOLDEN SWING

HANGING FROM A GEM ENCRUSTED MANDAPAM...

WITH HIS FAVORITE BUTTER POT BESIDE HIM  AND A SMALL DOLLOP OF BUTTER

HELD WITH HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER IN HIS RIGHT HAND...

KRISHNA WITH A POT OF BUTTER IS USUALLY KEPT IN MANY HINDU HOMES

AS IT SYMBOLISES PROSPERITY AND JOY...

SRI KRISHNA -THE COWHERD- A MADHUBANI PAINTING...

                     HERE IS  KRISHNA  , THE COWHERD OF BRINDAVAN...

                     PORTRAYED IN A VIBRANTLY COLORED MADHUBANI PAINTING-
                   
                     WATCH HIS COW NESTLING AROUND HIS FEET IN TOTAL SURRENDER

                     AS IT LISTENS TO THE SWEET MELODIES FLOAT OUT OF HIS

                      DIVINE FLUTE...WHICH SPELLBINDS NOT ONLY HIS COWS....

                      BUT THE FOLKS OF BRINDAVAN ,AND ALL THE LIVES

                      IN THIS UNIVERSE...

LITTLE KRISHNA- A MADHUBANI PAINTING

 A little kid accompained his mother to my place.

As we were busy working with a mural,the little one got restless and started

pestering and disturbing us...

I worked out a tiny strategy!!!!

I gave him a small Madhubani sketch and asked him to trace it out in a paper...

That kept him busy for the whole session...

Next day he was back ...He wanted to paint it!!!!!!

and with a wee bit of help and guidance on color choice and and crayons and sketch pens...

he was able to do  this colorful Kutti Krishna ....

and ,God!!!How proud he was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and his Mamma too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RADHA MADHAVAM - A KERALA MURAL

                  In the idyllic surrounding of the gardens of BRINDAVAN
                  
                 on the swirling banks of the River Yamuna,


                 watch Krishna ... and his beloved -RADHA....


                 lost in their own world ....


                 In this KERALA MURAL -  I have portrayed the 


                 Divine pair engulfed in love...


                 The  subtle use of the Pancha varnas -


                ( though I have not used the traditional vegetable dyes)


                ( I have stuck to the prescribed shades...)


                 add an ethinic touch to this painting which is also 


                 popularly known as JALAKREEDA...


                 


                 


                  


                  

SRI VENUGOPALAN - A TANJORE PAINTING

                           


                The Divine Flautist-Lord Krishna 
                in the form of Sri Venugopalan is depicted
                here in this TANJORE PAINTING by me...
                
                Watch him play the flute in the Punnai Vanam
                mesmerising the Gopikas,the cows and the calves ,
                the trees and plants ...and all in the Universe...

NAVANEETHA CHORA- A KERALA MURAL

Here is the Little Butter Thief...Navaneetha Chora...


our beloved Krishna....out on a butter raid....


A Kerala Mural...depicting little Krishna on his mission...


Feasting on a hand full of fresh butter that a Gopika has 


just churned and stored carefully at a safe height


-Away from the reach of this naughty lil brat...


Watch his pals...the cat waiting for some spillovers


and the parrot ,fluttering its wings as though it is helping


Krishna tilt the pot laden with butter...

TANJORE PAINTING _AALILAI KRISHNA

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                            "KARAARA VINDHEENA PADHAARA VINDHAM
                             MUGHAARA VINDHE VINIVE SAYANDHAM
                             VADASYA PATRASYA PUDE SAYAANAM
                              BAALAM MUKUNDHAM MANASAA SMARAAMI "

                             Let us salute wholeheartedly the BalaMukundha lying on the
                             Banyan leaf with his lotus like foot held in his lotus like hands
                             close to his radiant face.....

                             Little Krishna lying on an Aalilai is a very famous Tanjore Painting
                             And I have had the pleasure of portraying Sri Krishna in this form
                             many a times...and mind it-every time it was a pleasant and happy
                             experience to paint the  bejewelled Baby- Krishna lying on
                             a  gem  encrusted  Banyan leaf...
                           



                          

NAVANEETHA KRISHNA -A TANJORE PAINTING

                                       

NAVANEETHA KRISHNA

or

VENNAI THAAZHI KRISHNAR

Here is my Navaneetha Krishna

an ever popular theme in Tanjore painting.

Watch little Krishna sitting in a cushioned pedestal

flanked by Gopis who are pampering him...

In this form,you will see little Krishna

holding a golden pot filled with butter...

In this painting ,you will see Little Krishna 

holding a blob of butter ,his favorite delicacy...

While one lady who stands besides him offers

him a tiny blob of butter,

and entertaining him with a parrot,

another one is offering a butter ball 

as well as a lotus, a flower 

which holds a special place  in his worship...

This traditional tanjore painting,

Krishna seated in a bejeweled ,cushioned throne,

bedecked in precious jewels and a lotus  garland-

again ,a signature of Tanjore paintings...

the little children,calf,and the fruit tray are 

all favorites of little Krishna or attributes 

associated with his leelas...

and the celestial beings are showering

the Lord with flowers from Heaven...

Usually,this picture has an important place

in the puja rooms  or the place of worship 

in many a South Indian,Hindu household

as it signifies prosperity and well being.....

TANJORE PAINTING-LITTLE KRISHNA

                                     

Here is my little Krishna

or Balakrishna depicted in Tanjore style ...

This is a slightly off beat Tanjore painting...

I purposely avoided a golden mantapam or a pedestal

because I felt those paraphernalias 

rob the human touch from him...

I  just wanted a close up of 

an impish ,naughty ,adorable little boy...

What is this little Krishna up to ?

Looking out for new mischief with 

his gang of little friends in Nandgaon?

Or is he stealthily on the look our for pots

of butter in a Gopika's house?

Bedecked in all the finery and

 a peacock feather and rows of pearls

our  little makkan chor is looking out

for more fun and games in the Brajbhoomi...