we Indians are outrageously festive people we celebrate all throughout the
people we celebrate all throughout the
people we celebrate all throughout the year for different reasons in every
year for different reasons in every
year for different reasons in every possible form and we are used to many
possible form and we are used to many
possible form and we are used to many such images around us like this famous
such images around us like this famous
such images around us like this famous festival of Navratri which is coming
festival of Navratri which is coming
festival of Navratri which is coming soon
soon
soon and we are used to such weird images of
and we are used to such weird images of
and we are used to such weird images of goddesses like Kali
goddesses like Kali
goddesses like Kali Kumiko Allah mother does she fit into
Kumiko Allah mother does she fit into
Kumiko Allah mother does she fit into idea of mother in any way absolutely not
idea of mother in any way absolutely not
idea of mother in any way absolutely not she has a very grotesque looking face
she has a very grotesque looking face
she has a very grotesque looking face with large protruding eyes multiple arms
with large protruding eyes multiple arms
with large protruding eyes multiple arms she is painted blue to show that she’s
she is painted blue to show that she’s
she is painted blue to show that she’s dark-skinned Kali black in color
dark-skinned Kali black in color
dark-skinned Kali black in color she wears a garland of skulls yet we are
she wears a garland of skulls yet we are
she wears a garland of skulls yet we are quite comfortable with this very absurd
quite comfortable with this very absurd
quite comfortable with this very absurd image and we accept her as a mother and
image and we accept her as a mother and
image and we accept her as a mother and a beloved Lord Ganesha whom we celebrate
a beloved Lord Ganesha whom we celebrate
a beloved Lord Ganesha whom we celebrate every year we welcome him and we send it
every year we welcome him and we send it
every year we welcome him and we send it off in the same fancy way and we are
off in the same fancy way and we are
off in the same fancy way and we are quite okay with a Ganesha in different
quite okay with a Ganesha in different
quite okay with a Ganesha in different forms like this one holding a laptop as
forms like this one holding a laptop as
forms like this one holding a laptop as the famous Bollywood hero as a beloved
the famous Bollywood hero as a beloved
the famous Bollywood hero as a beloved Rickett oh and we can identify this form
Rickett oh and we can identify this form
Rickett oh and we can identify this form in very graphic style in the form of
in very graphic style in the form of
in very graphic style in the form of lines like these but if you look closely
lines like these but if you look closely
lines like these but if you look closely this is one of the most distorted
this is one of the most distorted
this is one of the most distorted disproportionate abstract form of all
disproportionate abstract form of all
disproportionate abstract form of all times who sits on a rock who behaved
times who sits on a rock who behaved
times who sits on a rock who behaved otherwise we want him to be out of a
otherwise we want him to be out of a
otherwise we want him to be out of a house he has a potbelly very fat arms
house he has a potbelly very fat arms
house he has a potbelly very fat arms many times four of them and to add on to
many times four of them and to add on to
many times four of them and to add on to it head of an elephant a very weird
it head of an elephant a very weird
it head of an elephant a very weird image but we are again very okay with it
image but we are again very okay with it
image but we are again very okay with it in fact we adorn this image everywhere
in fact we adorn this image everywhere
in fact we adorn this image everywhere from our wallets to our cars so many
from our wallets to our cars so many
from our wallets to our cars so many times in our rituals we have gone forth
times in our rituals we have gone forth
times in our rituals we have gone forth in the form of betel nut like this again
in the form of betel nut like this again
in the form of betel nut like this again doesn’t look like ganpathi or Ganesha at
doesn’t look like ganpathi or Ganesha at
doesn’t look like ganpathi or Ganesha at all but we are quite okay with it this
all but we are quite okay with it this
all but we are quite okay with it this beetle nut is a multi-purpose object in
beetle nut is a multi-purpose object in
beetle nut is a multi-purpose object in our culture it can be planets and
our culture it can be planets and
our culture it can be planets and constellations in some places and can
constellations in some places and can
constellations in some places and can represent deceased in some rituals like
represent deceased in some rituals like
represent deceased in some rituals like these along with geometric patterns of
these along with geometric patterns of
these along with geometric patterns of food greens and colored powders like
food greens and colored powders like
food greens and colored powders like kumkum and turmeric
kumkum and turmeric
kumkum and turmeric but if the same thing is done by a
but if the same thing is done by a
but if the same thing is done by a modern Indian artist like the paintings
modern Indian artist like the paintings
modern Indian artist like the paintings you see here we are not really okay
you see here we are not really okay
you see here we are not really okay because we think it’s too modern it’s
because we think it’s too modern it’s
because we think it’s too modern it’s too abstract and we may not understand
too abstract and we may not understand
too abstract and we may not understand what they are trying to represent how do
what they are trying to represent how do
what they are trying to represent how do we accept such absurd images because we
we accept such absurd images because we
we accept such absurd images because we Indians culturally are not really very
Indians culturally are not really very
Indians culturally are not really very radical people we have lot of abstract
radical people we have lot of abstract
radical people we have lot of abstract ideas like the problems that we have in
ideas like the problems that we have in
ideas like the problems that we have in our lives are mostly because of some
our lives are mostly because of some
our lives are mostly because of some sins which were committed by our
sins which were committed by our
sins which were committed by our ancestors and there are number of
ancestors and there are number of
ancestors and there are number of rituals to grade us from these problems
rituals to grade us from these problems
rituals to grade us from these problems which we do in a very closeby place
which we do in a very closeby place
which we do in a very closeby place called rumba Koosh we’re very close to
called rumba Koosh we’re very close to
called rumba Koosh we’re very close to nothing if at all we are responsible
nothing if at all we are responsible
nothing if at all we are responsible ourselves for the sins we have committed
ourselves for the sins we have committed
ourselves for the sins we have committed it’s very easy to take a dip in the holy
it’s very easy to take a dip in the holy
it’s very easy to take a dip in the holy river during the kumbhamela and we can
river during the kumbhamela and we can
river during the kumbhamela and we can rid ourselves of a problems there are
rid ourselves of a problems there are
rid ourselves of a problems there are much more abstract ideas that are
much more abstract ideas that are
much more abstract ideas that are discussed in our epics like the original
discussed in our epics like the original
discussed in our epics like the original unity shuara half man and half woman a
unity shuara half man and half woman a
unity shuara half man and half woman a revision representation of Shiva with
revision representation of Shiva with
revision representation of Shiva with his consort or wife the Shakti shown as
his consort or wife the Shakti shown as
his consort or wife the Shakti shown as a abstract image as half man and half
a abstract image as half man and half
a abstract image as half man and half woman there is also character called
woman there is also character called
woman there is also character called shikhandi from Mahabharata you must all
shikhandi from Mahabharata you must all
shikhandi from Mahabharata you must all be knowing this character the one
be knowing this character the one
be knowing this character the one responsible for killing of Bhishma this
responsible for killing of Bhishma this
responsible for killing of Bhishma this is again a very interesting idea when
is again a very interesting idea when
is again a very interesting idea when the shikhandi is a complete man
the shikhandi is a complete man
the shikhandi is a complete man physically but he feels that he’s a
physically but he feels that he’s a
physically but he feels that he’s a woman again a modern idea of transgender
woman again a modern idea of transgender
woman again a modern idea of transgender which has been already explored in
which has been already explored in
which has been already explored in effects there’s also a character Nikhil
effects there’s also a character Nikhil
effects there’s also a character Nikhil er a king who was cursed that he would
er a king who was cursed that he would
er a king who was cursed that he would be a woman for half the year and a man
be a woman for half the year and a man
be a woman for half the year and a man for the other half and he was pregnant
for the other half and he was pregnant
for the other half and he was pregnant so he was a father and mother both to
so he was a father and mother both to
so he was a father and mother both to his children
his children
his children we have also explored the idea of
we have also explored the idea of
we have also explored the idea of cross-dressing in our faiths like Arjuna
cross-dressing in our faiths like Arjuna
cross-dressing in our faiths like Arjuna who was dressed as bruja Narada the
who was dressed as bruja Narada the
who was dressed as bruja Narada the dancer in the fourteenth year of his
dancer in the fourteenth year of his
dancer in the fourteenth year of his exile till did we worship many of her
exile till did we worship many of her
exile till did we worship many of her gods in very archaic form like the
gods in very archaic form like the
gods in very archaic form like the phallic vegetables of shiv linga the
phallic vegetables of shiv linga the
phallic vegetables of shiv linga the real genital and
real genital and
real genital and Shakti or the goddess in the form of the
Shakti or the goddess in the form of the
Shakti or the goddess in the form of the woman genital of vagina we see many such
woman genital of vagina we see many such
woman genital of vagina we see many such images around our temples which we don’t
images around our temples which we don’t
images around our temples which we don’t really pay attention to of the goddess
really pay attention to of the goddess
really pay attention to of the goddess as mother literally showing giving birth
as mother literally showing giving birth
as mother literally showing giving birth to her children we hold our temples we
to her children we hold our temples we
to her children we hold our temples we climb stairs and finally after standing
climb stairs and finally after standing
climb stairs and finally after standing in long queues to enter them we reach
in long queues to enter them we reach
in long queues to enter them we reach halls sometimes multiple of them and are
halls sometimes multiple of them and are
halls sometimes multiple of them and are pushed into a very small room called as
pushed into a very small room called as
pushed into a very small room called as a garbhagriha
a garbhagriha
a garbhagriha where we literally meet the God in face
where we literally meet the God in face
where we literally meet the God in face because of the small space I am sure
because of the small space I am sure
because of the small space I am sure most of you must have thought why can’t
most of you must have thought why can’t
most of you must have thought why can’t they make the small rooms a little
they make the small rooms a little
they make the small rooms a little bigger like mosque or churches maybe why
bigger like mosque or churches maybe why
bigger like mosque or churches maybe why do we have to meet the gods right in the
do we have to meet the gods right in the
do we have to meet the gods right in the face like this the question itself is
face like this the question itself is
face like this the question itself is the answer it’s a guru guru the house of
the answer it’s a guru guru the house of
the answer it’s a guru guru the house of the womb the place where you were born
the womb the place where you were born
the womb the place where you were born it has to be cozy dark very small
it has to be cozy dark very small
it has to be cozy dark very small because you’re meeting the Creator the
because you’re meeting the Creator the
because you’re meeting the Creator the God who is your friend he is not
God who is your friend he is not
God who is your friend he is not somebody superior to you that is why you
somebody superior to you that is why you
somebody superior to you that is why you have to be in close proximity to the
have to be in close proximity to the
have to be in close proximity to the Creator it is being one with yourself
Creator it is being one with yourself
Creator it is being one with yourself once you have met the god you’re pushed
once you have met the god you’re pushed
once you have met the god you’re pushed out of the hall into a circular path we
out of the hall into a circular path we
out of the hall into a circular path we call as the production of ather the
call as the production of ather the
call as the production of ather the shape of the which the dark patch around
shape of the which the dark patch around
shape of the which the dark patch around here is very close to the shape of the
here is very close to the shape of the
here is very close to the shape of the umbilical cord again the importance of
umbilical cord again the importance of
umbilical cord again the importance of which has been highlighted by modern
which has been highlighted by modern
which has been highlighted by modern science already we are going to a whom
science already we are going to a whom
science already we are going to a whom and then revolving around the umbilical
and then revolving around the umbilical
and then revolving around the umbilical path which seems to make a smart or
path which seems to make a smart or
path which seems to make a smart or genetically and the erotic imagery on
genetically and the erotic imagery on
genetically and the erotic imagery on our temples this is one of the most
our temples this is one of the most
our temples this is one of the most profound and one of the most
profound and one of the most
profound and one of the most misunderstood concepts of all times
misunderstood concepts of all times
misunderstood concepts of all times why do we have such erotic imagery on
why do we have such erotic imagery on
why do we have such erotic imagery on our temples sex is one of the activities
our temples sex is one of the activities
our temples sex is one of the activities of human beings which needs no education
of human beings which needs no education
of human beings which needs no education which needs no inspiration we all can
which needs no inspiration we all can
which needs no inspiration we all can naturally do it and it is one of the
naturally do it and it is one of the
naturally do it and it is one of the physical activities which makes use of
physical activities which makes use of
physical activities which makes use of all the five sensory organs of a human
all the five sensory organs of a human
all the five sensory organs of a human beings which are responsible for making
beings which are responsible for making
beings which are responsible for making us feel good which are responsible for
us feel good which are responsible for
us feel good which are responsible for the aesthetic experience that we can
the aesthetic experience that we can
the aesthetic experience that we can have
have
have the erotic imagery on our temples is the
the erotic imagery on our temples is the
the erotic imagery on our temples is the embodiment of this philosophy which
embodiment of this philosophy which
embodiment of this philosophy which tells us to feel more experienced
tells us to feel more experienced
tells us to feel more experienced through our five sensory organs rather
through our five sensory organs rather
through our five sensory organs rather than think with our brains unfortunately
than think with our brains unfortunately
than think with our brains unfortunately our formal education gives us a very
our formal education gives us a very
our formal education gives us a very typical structure it structures our life
typical structure it structures our life
typical structure it structures our life to a very formula where we take our
to a very formula where we take our
to a very formula where we take our education we grow old we take a job and
education we grow old we take a job and
education we grow old we take a job and we are just taught to think we have
we are just taught to think we have
we are just taught to think we have become very cerebral
become very cerebral
become very cerebral rather than sensual we see we identify
rather than sensual we see we identify
rather than sensual we see we identify we understand we analyze and then we
we understand we analyze and then we
we understand we analyze and then we judge we are taught to think think and
judge we are taught to think think and
judge we are taught to think think and think rather than feel perceive and
think rather than feel perceive and
think rather than feel perceive and experience what is happening around us
experience what is happening around us
experience what is happening around us fortunately our culture gives us lot of
fortunately our culture gives us lot of
fortunately our culture gives us lot of breathing space lot of festivals where
breathing space lot of festivals where
breathing space lot of festivals where we can express ourselves without any
we can express ourselves without any
we can express ourselves without any judgment like holy baby dance around
judgment like holy baby dance around
judgment like holy baby dance around fire where we submerge ourselves in
fire where we submerge ourselves in
fire where we submerge ourselves in colorful water where women might hit
colorful water where women might hit
colorful water where women might hit their husbands as a ritual what are we
their husbands as a ritual what are we
their husbands as a ritual what are we achieving out of these festivals our
achieving out of these festivals our
achieving out of these festivals our culture is helping us to bring out our
culture is helping us to bring out our
culture is helping us to bring out our stress to bring out our repressed
stress to bring out our repressed
stress to bring out our repressed emotions imagine if you were never
emotions imagine if you were never
emotions imagine if you were never allowed to get angry nevershoutnever
allowed to get angry nevershoutnever
allowed to get angry nevershoutnever express yourself the way you wanted to
express yourself the way you wanted to
express yourself the way you wanted to you would have been sad depressed people
you would have been sad depressed people
you would have been sad depressed people all your life
all your life
all your life fortunately art festivals like these
fortunately art festivals like these
fortunately art festivals like these where you sway your body to the rhythm
where you sway your body to the rhythm
where you sway your body to the rhythm of music without any training helps you
of music without any training helps you
of music without any training helps you come out of your repressed emotions and
come out of your repressed emotions and
come out of your repressed emotions and feel good about yourself which will art
feel good about yourself which will art
feel good about yourself which will art or any art for that matter helps you to
or any art for that matter helps you to
or any art for that matter helps you to experience different kind of pain and
experience different kind of pain and
experience different kind of pain and emotions without actually going through
emotions without actually going through
emotions without actually going through those situations people we need to look
those situations people we need to look
those situations people we need to look at our art in a more liberal way we need
at our art in a more liberal way we need
at our art in a more liberal way we need to look at our art in our own culture
to look at our art in our own culture
to look at our art in our own culture through the Indian Way which is a very
through the Indian Way which is a very
through the Indian Way which is a very abstract and much more liberal much more
abstract and much more liberal much more
abstract and much more liberal much more sensual based much more honor
sensual based much more honor
sensual based much more honor experiences rather than what we have
experiences rather than what we have
experiences rather than what we have been already taught we need to look at
been already taught we need to look at
been already taught we need to look at our religious structures in a more
our religious structures in a more
our religious structures in a more abstract way more like art beyond what
abstract way more like art beyond what
abstract way more like art beyond what we have already been
we have already been
we have already been it is important to look at what we are
it is important to look at what we are
it is important to look at what we are doing in a new way in our own way thank
doing in a new way in our own way thank
doing in a new way in our own way thank you
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