#Hindu base

[zeherili-ankhein]

OKAY OKAY SO

I don't think it's fair to credit ONLY ancient Tamil writers for the Harihar yaoi cult cuz in some Shakta beliefs Vishnu is seen as an avatar of Shakti, and HENCE...

Vishnu and Shiva are... technically married...canonically.... if u think about it

So a big shoutout to ancient Shakta writers as well!

I like to think that the North Indian writers were planning to make them a canon ship but were a little too hesitant so the Tamil and Shakta writers stepped in and said "Fuck it. We'll do it instead. Tumlogo se nahi hone wala."

Honestly BIG slay. They were TIRED.

EXACTLY LIKE THE ENTIRE KRISHNA = KALI THING PROVES THIS

Does that also mean Krishna stepped on Shiva-

Honestly the North Indian writers should have done that :/ sad they chickened out

The Tamil and Shakta writers honestly had a Thanos moment and said “fine I'll do it myself” AND THEY COOKED 🥘🥧

[owls0ma]

I wanted to say that I love your buring spice snake art! also I just got buring spice and picked him up and eyes were showing up, imagine snake buring spice has a type of hypnosis! maybe he uses it on a sertan jester?

aww thanks! i actually based snake burning spice off of the egyptian god of chaos apophis, who is the sun god ra’s mortal enemy. he’s said to be a serpent so…

i think it’d be cool if burning spice had some sort of hypnosis…i may draw that at some point teehee

[fortunaestalta]

[bibleofficial]

1 of my fav things of houston is still this specific man made lake

[milo-my-beloved]

inej's brother's name coming from yet another language making the culture the suli are based on even more confusing is funnier to me than it should be

[sab-teraa]

I’m curious? In India, do people wear all white to a funeral … or is it something that’s mostly done on tv?

[artemia48933]

The more I discover stuff about Arjuna, the deeper my love for him becomes😩

[ineachretelling]

As a wise, Australian bunny once said "Easter is new beginnings, new life..." and so to celebrate we discussed the Tumblr darling, Rise of the Guardians, in which Jack Frost, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and the Sandman formed a superhero team... and this movie is a lot better than that suggests. Join us in screaming about the gendery feelings Jack Frost brings many of us, about how the Sandman might be Jesus, and, in all seriousness, why we tell these stories to our kids as a culture. Merry Christmas, Happy Easter, and don't forget to floss.

[sivavakkiyar]

in short I think chaudhuri is massively oversimplifying there. but it is a preface I suppose

[hasarjunadoneanythingwrong]

do you have any authority on commenting on hindu characters if you yourself are not hindu?

I don’t think so I just like to learn about stuff in general

[nettleshuttle]

hey, did you know that all of asuka’s cyber angel monster cards (vrash, dakini, izana, idaten, benten) are based on hindu and japanese gods? yeah, me neither

[ladychandraofthemoone]

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— Quick sketch of angelic Lady in her true form,she has a halo and winged ears, all the higher spirits (Kyle,Lucy,etc)

[bevanne46]

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[cloverilow]

My irl friend! My take on a Hindu 'saintess' . And random people :}

[ookaryi]

Nahida redesign! Breakdown below

So I adore Nahida as character, but especially as a southasian I always wished she would have more cultural motifs in her design. I really wanted to see something that could be realistically in the game, that adds to the original, while retaining the few great details hyv put in her design so I thought why not do it myself!

I based her dress on the lehenga instead of having the basic dress, as it's closest to her silhouette (missed opportunity!!!!!!). Its traditional wear, yet not as ancient as the saree which i thought fits nahidas youthfulness. Tbh I just split the dress in 2 lol, as i love her patterns

These prominently feature the bodhi leaf, which in buddhism symbolizes enlightenment and wisdom. So it was important for me to not alter those elements, and I changed almost nothing else on the dress.

What I did change are the sleeve things (?) To an actual dupatta, which is a type of long scarf. Put even more bodhi symbols there. Sorry for bad pic

Additionally I added a maang tikka (head jewelry) and earrings. I kept her bangle and the ghanta bell (used in hindu rituals) on the back as these are the other cultural elements she has.

The Mehndi design is a Lotus to reference one of her inspirations: Anahita, persian goddess of wisdom and flowing waters and where Nahida's name comes from. She is also inspired by hindu goddesses like Saraswati (also goddess of wisdom and more), Aranyani (forest goddess) , a forest fairy from the buddhist Kusanali Jataka tale, and likely even more.

And for the last detail: I gave her anklets, in reference to Aranyani/Rukkhadevata.

One of Rukkhadevatas title was Queen Aranyani, and the actual real goddess is said to have worn anklets with bells that were heard in the forest. Tho I removed the bells, since Rukkhadevata is dead and forgotten now, and so you can't hear her anymore. :')

Bc of it's purpose it's not the flashiest design, but I had so much fun researching, learning so many new things and trying to incorporate them back to Nahidas design! If someone educated has more to add or something I can correct I'd love to hear :)