#The Hindu ads

[butchnavi]

good god my obsession with infidelity is becoming a little bit concerning but hot women (so like all women) cheating on their mid-ass boyfriends/husbands with either their homoerotic girl best friend or "the other woman" in their relationship (who they used to scorn as cheap and a homewrecker as a scapegoat for the boyfriend's ungratefulness) ESPECIALLY in historical settings will always be a top tier trope for me and i will never not eat it up

[blackknight-100]

I'm absolutely obsessed with how mythology portrays parent-child relationships, especially when at least one divine party is involved. I've talked about Karna and Arjuna's relationship with their fathers, and how it might tie up to their characters and situations, and the Mahabharata as a whole, but they're not the only ones! Speaking exclusively about father-son dynamics in this post, and we have a lot of them!

You have Yudhisthira, whose father Yama/Dharma shows up in his son's mortal life twice (iirc), gives him a 20 min quiz each time and then tells him that no son, we don't allow dogs in heaven (which, how dare, but we all have that one parent). This is so in line with Yudhisthira's arc, poor man that he is, having to spend his whole life finding answers to questions about righteousness and honour, losing his friends, brothers, wife and children in the process.

Rama-Dasharatha and Ganesha-Shiva are pretty straightforward - there's plenty of mutual love and respect despite the horrors ™️ , but then there is Rama and Luv-Kush. If you're counting the Uttar Kand, then these boys literally saw their mother die because there father could not stop questioning her honour. That has to mess with your head. There's no way it's a happily ever after story.

Another man who interests me greatly is Yayati. Like sir... what were you doing. Who grows old and thinks, "You know what would be great? Me borrowing my son's youth" and then curses them when they refuse? What were you thinking. What were your kids thinking. I need to take your heads apart with a scalpel, this is so incredibly insane. A father should give to his children - the only thing this man "gave" was to spare Puru from his curse.

You have Bhishma and Shantanu, another wild story. I understand that Bhishma chose to give up his birthright to make Shantanu happy, but can you actually tell me Shantanu wasn't at least somewhat interested in the plan? Shantanu is Bhishma's father, it's his job to stop him from doing things like this. I feel like pulling my hair out everytime I think of this. You can tell that Bhishma was afraid for his father's well-being when he made this decision, and that so... unfair.

On the other end of the spectrum are Krishna and Vasudeva, who are wholesome to the point of despair. Vasudeva giving up his everything just to get his boy out of prison?? Waiting years and years for him, but never lamenting or cursing Krishna for not coming fast enough??? That's peak fatherhood (Shantanu take lessons). And Krishna honours that sacrifice!! He comes from idyllic Vrindavan, slays the tormentor of his parents and rips the bars of their prison!!! And that old married couple trapped within those dank, dreary walls, with no one except the other for company, watches their godly son turn up to free them and show them the sky for the first time in more than a decade - the thought of it brings me to tears. Possibly the only part I like about the change from baby!Krishna to adult!Krishna is his reunion with Vasudeva and Devaki!

Oh, and last but not least, our favourite problematic pair: Jamadagni and sons. I'm slightly terrified by how Jamadagni was like "kill your mother for me she's sinful >:(" and when four sons refused, he actually killed them. HIS OWN SONS! Admittedly, in some versions he asks Parashuram to do the killing but like... those are his brothers. Who probably swaddled him and rocked him and fed him and played with him. And all this is presumably happening right in front of Renuka. And then Parashuram has to kill his mother as well, unless he wants to be a heap of ashes.

(In some versions, including the one I've always heard as a child, Parashuram is said to be "aware of" his father's immense power, which just seems to me a really polite way to say that Parashuram knew disobeying his father had consequences ™️ that weren't always right or rational)

Worse, after the killing is done, Jamadagni is so pleased he offers Parashuram a boon, presumably with the remains of the rest of his family still nearby, and when Parashuram asks for his mother and brother to be revived, Jamadagni is all like "ooh actually I got really angry, I think I'm going to renounce rage forever. Dw btw your brothers and mother forgot you killed them you're welcome <3"

Sir??? This is what you got out of the whole issue???? No wonder Parashuram killed a whole bunch of kings, this couldn't have been healthy.

[h0bg0blin-meat]

[mainfaggot]

criticizing countries that have insanely oppressive governments due to the weaponization of religion (Iran and Saudi Arabia for example) is a perfectly acceptable thing to do, but tumblr users are actually fucked in the head and jump onto any opportunity to be blatantly islamophobic... like fuck you for real... it's always the hindu nationalists, zionists, and catholic fucking freaks banding together to be disgustingly uneducated in the tags of any critical post

[mohabbaat]

psst bro rhysaka if you wish get a laugh on rhysaka's tomfoolery go check this khalnaayika's blog (she's liked your last post btw) rhysaka is wailing how modi is humble?? idk how is that possible for someone who fucking claims to be god

modi is NOT humble. like he has himself said that while his mother was alive, he believed he was born biologically but ever since her death he has become convinced that god has sent him to fulfill some higher purpose. whatever that means. i think at this point, the man is half convinced that he is kalki. but also, like rhysaka's arguments and takes are generally insane man. don't pay any attention to them. read them, laugh, and move on. she is just a sad, little girl.

[riley-phoenix]

There's never a good time for YouTube's unskippable ads, but I think halfway through a prayer with your right wing conservative traditionalist Hindu parents might just be the worst.

🎵Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Ra--🎵

--Period bleeds disturbing your sleep?

[oceanusborealis]

Kalki 2898 AD - Movie Review

TL;DR – This is a film that had moments of dire boredom but also had me sitting on the edge of my chair. I wish we got more of the latter than the first. ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. Post-Credit Scene – There is a mid-credit scene.Disclosure – I paid to watch this film Kalki 2898 AD Review – Back when RRR came out two years ago, I realised that I needed to watch more Telugu Language films, and I…

[ravenkings]

as a hindu all they're doing is putting on blast that they don't give a shit about hindutva until they get to use it as a gotcha. i and plenty of other hindus have been having conversations about hindutva and hindu nationalism for.....years now because we actually care about this shit beyond performance online. like to these people i genuinely say get the fuck out of our business because you don't give a shit about the victims of hindu nationalism, you just want to use us to make political points and that's gross.

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[ladychandraofthemoone]

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More Kyle doodles I had lying around cause I literally love him so much I’ve developed him so much starting with fashion, with color picking and symbolism plus me practicing my clothes and poses Kyle is gotta fight & bite people with style✨✨

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[h0bg0blin-meat]

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[sivavakkiyar]

my most antitheist opinion is that hell is like. a cartoonishly evil thing to believe in and insanely abusive to teach children about

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[definitelynotnia]

brother if i see one more bjp ad i will burn this laptop and then myself

[thegirlwholivesin-delusion]

Before I go to sleep ,

Remember kids, It is a HAKENKRAUZ and not a SWASTIK

[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 :)