Reena’s Xploration Challenge #303

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PROMPT #303

I am inspired by Melissa Lemay to use art as a writing prompt.

The three paintings chosen are by Indian artist Anjolie Ela Menon, from her series called Divine Mothers.

Just to give a background, the first image on the left depicts Gautam Buddha and his mother. Gautam Buddha was born Prince Gautam, who left the palace, his wife and newborn son to become an ascetic. He is the founder of Buddhism.

The second one is that of Baby Jesus and his Virgin Mother Mary.

The third one on extreme right depicts Lord Krishna with his adoptive mother Yashoda. Yashoda was not aware that babies have been exchanged and Krishna is not her biological son. Nor is she aware of the fact that Krishna is a reincarnation of Lord Vishnu (deemed to be the Preserver from the Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh – Creator, Preserver and Destroyer), and possesses divine powers. He always struggles to conceal the power from her and maintain a normal human mother-son relationship. She is one of the iconic mothers in Indian mythology.

Let the muse take you wherever it goes. But please take care to ensure that religious sentiments are not hurt by any expression in your piece and become controversial. Motherhood and Divinity are expansive themes and have no place for negativity.

Please give due credits to the artist on your blog.

There is no restriction on format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap.

Any post that is found to be offensive, vulgar or something that hurts common sensibilities will not be included. This needs to be a safe space.

Create a post on your blog, and copy-paste the link in Comments. In case you are using a pingback, do check back to see if it has worked.

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