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a) Dhruv Narayan (Mahabharata Series)
Lord Vishnu, the sustainer of the universe stands before a meditative Dhruva in a hilly forest. The blue skinned Vishnu carries his usual attributes, the disc (chakra), conch (sankha), club (gada) and lotus (padma) in his four arms. He is finely dressed and a number of necklaces and a floral garland hang from his neck. In direct contrast, Dhruva is seated cross-legged... a) Dhruv Narayan (Mahabharata Series)
Lord Vishnu, the sustainer of the universe stands before a meditative Dhruva in a hilly forest. The blue skinned Vishnu carries his usual attributes, the disc (chakra), conch (sankha), club (gada) and lotus (padma) in his four arms. He is finely dressed and a number of necklaces and a floral garland hang from his neck. In direct contrast, Dhruva is seated cross-legged and naked with long unkempt hair that covers most of his back. Ravi Varma is illustrating a particular episode of the Mahabharata here about Dhruva or the pole star. Born to King Uttanapada and Suniti, Dhruva, on being chided by the king's second wife Suruchi, Dhruva goes away to the forest at the age of five, to seek the lord's blessings. Nothing sways the young boy's path from reciting the sacred mantra "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya" repeatedly. Vishnu, immensely pleased with the boy's austerity, appears before him and grants him a boon.

b) Saraswati
Saraswati is the goddess of speech and learning, the inventor of Sanskrit, patroness of the arts and the wife of Brahma. Four-armed, she is shown seated holding a rosary and a book and playing the veena. A peacock (her vahana or vehicle) stands to her right.

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