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Manifesting Sriya Reddy as Draupadi in the upcoming Palace of Illusions movie. This goddess got both the acting chops and the looks, Suzhal bears testament. Divine powers, please let it happen. Please
Alas, our frailty is the cause, not we!
For such as we are made of, such we be.
.......
O time! thou must untangle this, not I;
It is too hard a knot for me to untie!
॥ सिन्दूरारुणविग्रहां त्रिनयनां माणिक्यमौलिस्फुरत्
तारानायकशेखरां स्मितमुखीमापीनवक्षोरुहाम् ।
पाणिभ्यामलिपूर्णरत्नचषकं रक्तोत्पलं विभ्रतीं सौम्यां
रत्नघटस्थरक्तचरणां ध्यायेत्परामम्बिकाम् ॥
//She who is hued in vermillion
Who is three-eyed
Whose crown rubies bejewel
And the crescent moon adorns
She who mesmerizes with a
compassionate smile
She of shapely limbs
Cupping a bejeweled vessel abounding in nectar in one hand
And a crimson lotus in another //
@pastel-aesthetichaotic (so I checked out two translations and derived my own from them. Nope, I don't understand Sanskrit, only a smattering of Hindi)
If Monsoon and Autumn had children, one of them would be me.
And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.
-Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
MOODBOARDS FOR FUN🎭
ASK ME ANYTHING AND I SHALL REPLY THROUGH MOODBOARDS.
Stop, O friend, stop fanning me with leaves of lotus and of palm,
the fire in my heart may just suddenly erupt into flames.
~Subhashitavalli
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Bridal Asia Magazine - Shot by Anubhav Sood
The definition of happiness.
monsoon moodboard for the rainy days
"and the earth itself.... its loveliest fragrance is known only when it receives a shower of rain. and the scent of wet earth rises as though it were giving something beautiful back to the clouds." // ruskin bond, rain in the mountains
Dark academia moodboard set in Gujarat
//I've grown to love secrecy. It seems to be the only thing that can make modern life mysterious or marvellous to us. The commonest thing is delightful if only one hides it.//
- The Picture Of Dorian Gray - O.Wilde
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Devi Saraswati, the one who is dressed in a white attire, who is the epitome of knowledge and education, the one who governs learning in the Universe,
You hold the Veena and the book, you remove the darkness by illuminating our lives with the knowledge
You hold a garland of beads that sparkle and you are seated on a lotus that represents blossoming mindfulness.
I worship you, O mother Sharada, the Goddess of wisdom
Tags: @navaratna @allegoriesinmediasres @lil-stark @manwalaage @bluebeadss @kajaaaaaaal @aasthuu @balladofableedinggod2112 @itsfookingloosah @svapnakalpa-mareechi @kalavathiii @thewinchestergirl1208 @arachneofthoughts @ambarsariyaaaa @reallythoughtfulwizard @wishingicouldcontroltime @almondswirls @swayamev @saanjh-sakhi @raisemybodybacktolife
Also hope Maa saraswati blesses us to pass our exams and tests
Colors of SLB films
(devdas, hum dil de chuke sanam, bajirao mastani, padmaavat, goliyon ki raasleela ram leela, black, saawariya)
//The season whose deluge floods my veins//
Monta Re
Dishe hara kemon boka
Monta re.....
//What happens when fire makes love to the earth?//
saanjh ab bhayi nahi aaye / tum bin mora jiya ghabaraye.
desi dark academia mood board
eldest child. artistic, botany student. hiding behind saccharin smiles and soft frowns. voice tingling until it stops serenading. will the expectations ever stop?
sing to me to me, Aaranya. the forest you grew around yourself, is humming, with the vibrations of your music.
The Elegance of Indian Art
These paintings, according to me, justify the beauty and the mystical feeling of nostalgia and euphoria when one hears the word "India"...
Jamuna ~Kshitindranath Tagore art
Sati ~Nandalal Bose
Bengal Fairy Tales ~Abanindranath Tagore
Chashma Shahi ~Abanindranath Tagore
Apsaras Dancing on the clouds ~Kshitindranath Mazumdar
Departure of Siddhartha ~Abanindranath Tagore
Nasim Bagh ~Abanindranath Tagore
Night at the Shalimar-The Emperor Shah Jahan ~(Abanindranath Tagore)
Fate and Pleasure ~Abanindranath Tagore
Ashoka ~Abanindranath Tagore
(Reblogs are appreciated)
Desi dark academia 🍂
'i don't believe in magic' the young boy said . 'you will when you see her' the old man replied smiling .
~atticus
rainy days in the garden + mughal history
[please do not repost any of the images.]
dark/light academia moodboard
[ moodboard for an oc in the novel i'm working on. she is interested in vintage bollywood and mughal history. ]
desi dark academia set in south india
"girlhood was as ephemeral as a drop of water on a lily pad." // chitra banerjee divakaruni, the forest of enchantments
Arre jhumka gira re Bareily ke bazaar me in jhumka gira re
तू जहाँ जहाँ चलेगा मेरा साया साथ होगा मेरा साया साथ होगा…
कभी मुझको याद करके, जो बहेंगे तेरे आँसू तो वहीं पे रोक लेंगे, उन्हें आ के मेरे आँसू
मैं अगर बिछड़ भी जाऊँ, कभी मेरा ग़म न करना मेरा प्यार याद करके, कभी आँख नम न करना
तू कोई जनम भी लेगा मेरा साया साथ होगा…
I would have opened this letter with a ‘dear’, however I wondered for a long time if it would indeed be a correct way for me to address you, after all this time. A lifetime seems to have passed between that evening of 1952 and now, sometimes even making me feel that I have slept through the last 30 years. I would often look at faces of my children and grandchildren, wondering if I am stuck in some never ending dream from which I might wake up any minute now. My hair has greyed in the fringes of my temple and forehead, my smile is showing signs of wrinkle and my fingers feel heavy. It’s not a terrible feeling, I enjoy my experiences most of the time, but sometimes my body feels like it is living the life of someone else. And that in a different timeline I am still there playing with you behind that tree. Is it still there? I was so sure I will forget everything, you, those lanes, that house and all else. Are you also there? Do you also, like me, go to sleep in the expectation of reliving our lives till 16 years of age again and again, like listening to a record on loop or going to see one particular cinema multiple times? If you are coming back from there, can you accompany me back to myself as well please?
This night seems to be taking all away from me again. The moon is cruel.
Dark academia moodboard set in Pune
//Sometimes in the evening, around twilight, I'm unable to hold back my tears. But then I pull myself together again.//
-Nikos Kazantzakis, Letter to Galateia Kazantzaki wr. c. July,1922
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Requested by:@adoginthemanger
Dark academia moodboard set in Mumbai
//That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.//
-F. Scott Fitzgerald
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