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हवा से नहीं, उससे पूछो: वह शब्दों से अब तक अदृश्य क्यों रही? शब्दों से नहीं, उससे जानो: वह शब्दों की पकड़ में क्यों नहीं आती? मौन से नहीं, उससे पता करो: उसका ठिकाना आवाज़ों से दूर कितना दूर और कहाँ है?
इति
Paired Painting
Sarasvati with her sitar and peacock
Raja Ravi Varma stands as a monumental figure in the history of Indian art, bridging the gap between traditional iconography and Western realism. In this sublime depiction of Sarasvati, the goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts, Varma humanizes the divine through a masterful use of light and gentle form. She sits in quiet grace upon a rocky outcrop, her presence harmonizing with the natural world. Beside her, the peacock, a symbol of beauty and integrity, bows in reverence to the music flowing from her veena. This chromolithograph was one of the many produced by his press, an innovation that allowed sacred images to enter the homes of ordinary families across India, forever changing the way the nation visualized its deities.
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