My wife's aunt painted this for us as a going away present

[Recursion]

She's an artist in Kolkata



This is Hanuman, my favorite Hindu deity, mistaking the Sun for a mango. It's an amazing story that gets to the central symbolic importance of Hanuman, who is cursed (like all of us mortals) to always forget his own divinity.

I seriously love this painting and just wanted to share.

[My Good Babushka]

1. It's so lovely

The colors are so warm.

[dembotoz]

2. i wish i had talent...i can not even paint a fence

[Recursion]

4. Her family intimidates me

This is her aunt's work; her great aunt was a music teacher, who talked about teaching "that young rascal Satyajit" meaning, yes, that Satyajit.

[ReRe]

3. I seriously love it too, Recurson

Beau-t-ful!

[Coventina]

5. You know much more about this stuff than me, but I thought Hanuman was a monkey?

Can you clarify that for me?

It's a beautiful painting! I'm just a little confused by the iconography.

[Recursion]

6. Note both the tail and the cheeks

This is also kind of a joke from my aunt; that's more or less my face on Hanuman with some monkey cheeks applied.

[Coventina]

7. Good grief, I need more caffeine. Thanks!

(It's only 7:30am here, and I'm not fully awake, obviously).

Very cute that your aunt paid an homage to you, with your favorite deity!
That is really something to treasure!

[OriginalGeek]

8. That is wonderful

thanks for sharing!

(Until I read the whole post I thought this might have been one of the monkeys controlling the cabana.)

[Aerows]

9. Beautiful

She is talented!

[Jim Lane]

10. Thanks for the post!

BTW, you say "going away" -- are you leaving India?

[onethatcares]

11. wish

someone loved me that much. You are a lucky one.

[ballardgirl]

12. I like this

and I hope you do too.