The Sun and the Moon – Some facts for thought | Yugadi thoughts | Solar and Lunar Yugadi Greetings

Digital Kannada Wordart - Bevu and Bella for Yugadi

Some facts about the Sun and the Moon that play vital roles for creating environment for life on the Earth – thoughts for Chaandra Yugadi and Saura Yugadi/Vishu that are the beginnings of Lunar and Solar calendars respectively. Who is greater – the Sun or the Moon? Our immediate answer,…

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Saraswati Vandana on Vasanta Panchami | Namaste Sharade Devi Kashmirapuravasini…

Saraswati Vandana is a word art drawn on Vasanta Panchami, depicting Goddess Saraswati's portrait with Kannada word 'ಸರಸ್ವತಿ'.

Thoughts about Saraswati Vandana on Vasanta Panchami; about worshipping the Goddess of  wisdom, knowledge, eloquence and arts for peace and happiness. Saraswati Vandana on Vasanta Panchami ‘Saraswati’! This devine word means wisdom and eloquence in Sanskrit. And, that’s why our ancestors have been worshipping ‘Saraswati’ as the Goddess of education…

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Sankranti Thoughts and Wishes | ಸಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿ ಬಂತು, ಸುಗ್ಗಿ ತಂತು!

Makes Sankranti - An Origami inspired Pen Drawing depicting battles, paddy crops, flowered sugarcanes, kites and potful of Huggi

Thoughts on Sankranti or Sankramana, the transition, on the occasion of harvest festival – Makara Sankranti or Suggi. ‘अन्नं ब्रह्म – Food is God’. Probably, each food grain covers an adventurous path before it is gifted to us. The seeds sprout when it rains on the sown fertile land. Further,…

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It’s Yugadi – ಮತ್ತೆ ಯುಗಾದಿ…

Yugadi is here! It is Chandramana Yugadi. And it brings along a lot of memories… Nature’s fresh colours and fragrances… Celebrations with family… And, for us, it’s Desi Abhivyakti’s blogoversary/blogiversary! For five years, you have been showering love upon ‘The Arts & Me’ that is now ‘DeSi Abhivyakti’. From July…

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Deepavali Greetings – Fingertip Digital Art

Deepavali greeting card portraying oil lamps and cows, painted using Adobe Photoshop Sketch app with fingertip. An evening filled with warmth of charming light from tiny oil lamps… The mesmerizing blend of light aroma of oil/ghee and baked clay lamps… The meditating aura created by light, oil and baked clay…

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Mysore Dasara – Creative Word Art

A creative word art depicting symbolic representation of ‘Mysore Dasara’ in a greeting card drawn using Adobe Photoshop Sketch app. Navaratri is special to Karnataka because of the world famous Mysore Dasara. Cultural city Mysore gets busy with Dasara from the first day of Navaratri. The celebration continues till the…

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ದಸರಾ ಶುಭಾಶಯ ಪತ್ರ – Dasara Greetings in Kannada

Dasara word art greeting card for this Navaratri festival drawn in Kannada with Adobe Photoshop Sketch app. ದೇಸಿ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಓದುಗರಿಗೆಲ್ಲ ನವರಾತ್ರಿ ಹಾಗೂ ದಸರಾ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಷಯಗಳು 🙂 Happy Dasara to all the Readers 🙂 ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆಲ್ಲ ದಸರಾ ರಜಾದ ಸಂಭ್ರಮ. ಮಜಾಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಒಂದು ಪುಟ್ಟ ಆಟ. ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ದಸರಾ’ ಶಬ್ದ ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿ ನೋಡೋಣ? ದೊಡ್ಡವರೂ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಬಹುದು.…

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