alecee 0 Posted February 23, 2004 The artisan in Ubud has completed a new wood carving of the Garuda, the national symbol of Indonesia. According to a south Indian legend, a sculptor who was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu carved a Garuda image out of wood while in Kanchipuram. When completed, having been carved correctly as decreed by the Shilpa Shastras, it came to life and took off towards the south. At Parakkai village, the Garuda took a dip in the tank in front of the temple there, exclaiming with delight. Then he rose again and hovered around the deity as if doing pradakshina (Tib. kora, devotional circling.) An artisan working on a pillar at the temple saw the bird and for some reason, hurled his chisel at it hurting its right wing. The bird fell to earth crying, "Madhusudhana," to the disbelief of the man. The 4-armed stone image of Vishnu was later carved and installed at that spot. Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted February 23, 2004 Alec, interesting legend. Nice photo, good colors and focus. Is this one carved correctly? Link to comment
alecee 0 Posted February 23, 2004 It is a good rendition worth keeping if you are into souvenirs Carl. Link to comment
carlomogavero 0 Posted February 24, 2004 I love your photo from bali. Wy don't reproduce some nice naif paintings. When I was in Bali there was a nice painter quite famous called Maderunia...Is he still active? ciao Carlo Link to comment
alecee 0 Posted February 24, 2004 I'm not sure about MadeRunia, Carlo. However in Sanur Beach there is museum dedicated to a famous European artist (Le Mayeur or something like that) from Bruessels who settled there in the '50s and made a name for himself. Here's one of his works. Link to comment
alecee 0 Posted February 26, 2004 Another image from the same artist which is very good Link to comment
wong_kk 0 Posted February 26, 2004 I've never visited Bali before. Your pictures make me get the emotion to have tour there. Thanks for your sharing! Link to comment
alecee 0 Posted February 26, 2004 KK. Go quickly. Great bargains on air tickets, rental cars and hotels after the Bali bombing. Tourism still haven't recovered yet. Link to comment
k2photo 0 Posted February 26, 2004 Good framing of this capture. Colors work well, lighting is effective in my opinion. I like it! Link to comment
pradeep satyaprakash 0 Posted November 16, 2006 It is so nice to see Hindu culture flourishing outside of India. Wonderful! Link to comment
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