Lord Krishna is identified with flute which is an inert insentient piece of matter but when played by lord emanates divine music. Like wise this human body is inert and insentient. The consciousness expresses itself through the five sense organs and mind-and-intellect, and brings out divine harmony and peace both within and without, which in itself is melody and music of life.

this painting is given the name Murlidhar since here Lord Krishna is depicted playing the flute.

the magenta colour in back ground is result of desire to try soem thing different than usual hues of red green etc used as back ground colours in tanjore painting.

Lord Krishna is identified with flute which is an inert insentient piece of matter but when played by lord emanates divine music. Like wise this human body is inert and insentient. The consciousness expresses itself through the five sense organs and mind-and-intellect, and brings out divine harmony and peace both within and without, which in itself is melody and music of life.

here in this picture Krishan is standing under tree with cow as company so he is called Venu Gopal.
Venu(Cow)

The love of Radha and Krishna is symbolic of the eternal love affair between the devoted mortal and the divine…..Radha’s yearning for union with her beloved Krishna is the soul’s longing for spiritual awakening.

Tanjore work has a interesting tradition of giving self explanatory titles to various tanjore paintings. this paintings is a traditional pattern done time and again by artists of different era. here the beautiful face of Lord Krishna is adorning the pendent worn by a child hence this painting is given title "pendent Krishna"

There is no aspect of life, culture and civilization which is not influenced by Krishna theme and thoughts, be it Indian philosophy and religion, mysticism and poetry, painting and sculpture, music and dance.
Every aspect of Krishna’s life with deep mystical symbol indicates the highest Truth.
Krishna in blue form clothed in yellow suggests Pure Infinite Consciousness on earth in The Finite form since blue is the colour associated with infinitude and yellow as the colour of earth .
Lord Krishna is identified with flute which is an inert insentient piece of matter but when played by lord emanates divine music. Like wise this human body is, by itself, inert and insentient Through the five sense organs and mind-and-intellect the consciousness expresses itself and brings out divine harmony and peace both within and without, which in itself is melody and music of life.
In this painting since Krishna is standing in a pose so as bending his body at three places hence he is called " Tribhangi Lal ".

Lord Krishna was the dynamic incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The word Krishna means ‘dark’ symbolizing supreme consciousness. Consciousness is said to be dark since it is unseen by or unknown to human being as he remains rooted in terrestrial experiences. Krishna, the Consciousness resides in the core of one’s personality. It remains confined, as it were, within the five layers of matter constituting the human personality.

Here in this picture lord Krishna as a child is captivates one's heart, hence the name "Man Mohana"

The love of radha and Krishna is symbolic of the eternal love affair between devoted mortal and the Devine.
Radha’s yearning for union with her beloved Krishna is the soul’s longing for spiritual awakening to be united with the One Source of peace and bliss form which it has got separated. This pain of separation is the root cause of all suffering. To rediscover our Oneness is the source of fulfillment and happiness

The love of Radha and Krishna is symbolic of the eternal love affair between the devoted mortal and the divine…..Radha’s yearning for union with her beloved Krishna is the soul’s longing for spiritual awakening.

Lord Krishna was the dynamic incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The word Krishna means ‘dark’ symbolizing supreme consciousness. Consciousness is said to be dark since it is unseen by or unknown to human being as he remains rooted in terrestrial experiences. Krishna, the Consciousness resides in the core of one’s personality. It remains confined, as it were, within the five layers of matter constituting the human personality.

Here in this picture lord Krishna is depicted in all his glory hence the name “ Shubh darshan”.

Swing has special meaning in indian culture. during the month of Basant ( spring) , known as Ritu Raj, the king of all weathers,whole nature is blooming as if struck by god of love kama dev. the soft wind blowing , sweet smell of flowring in environment encourages eveyr one to be with one's beloved. same kind of moment sharing betwen Radha and Krishna is depicted here in this painting. The love of radha and Krishna is symbolic of the eternal love affair between devoted mortal and the Devine. Radha’s yearning for union with her beloved Krishna is the soul’s longing for spiritual awakening to be united with the One Source of peace and bliss form which it has got separated. This pain of separation is the root cause of all suffering. To rediscover our Oneness is the source of fulfillment and happines

this particular pose of Lord Krishna is in fact depict the Lords love for his devotees. according to scriptures since devotees of lord touches HIS feet in reverence so by sucking HIS thumb he tries to suck all that love showered on him through HIS devotees.

Lord Krishna is identified with flute which is an inert insentient piece of matter but when played by lord emanates divine music. Like wise this human body is inert and insentient. The consciousness expresses itself through the five sense organs and mind-and-intellect, and brings out divine harmony and peace both within and without, which in itself is melody and music of life.

This painting is an effort to bring together north and south Indian art culture. Here Krishna as we know in north India is depicted in Tanjore art work.

Swing has special meaning in indian culture. during the month of Basant ( spring) , known as Ritu Raj, the king of all weathers,whole nature is blooming as if struck by god of love kama dev. the soft wind blowing , sweet smell of flowring in environment encourages eveyr one to be with one's beloved. same kind of moment sharing betwen Radha and Krishna is depicted here in this painting.

The love of radha and Krishna is symbolic of the eternal love affair between devoted mortal and the Devine.
Radha’s yearning for union with her beloved Krishna is the soul’s longing for spiritual awakening to be united with the One Source of peace and bliss form which it has got separated. This pain of separation is the root cause of all suffering. To rediscover our Oneness is the source of fulfillment and happiness

this particular pose of Lord Krishna depict the Lord's love for his devotees. according to scriptures since devotees touches HIS feet in reverence so by sucking HIS thumb Lord tries to suck all the love showered on him through HIS devotees

There is no aspect of life, culture and civilization which is not influenced by Krishna theme and thoughts, be it Indian philosophy and religion, mysticism and poetry, painting and sculpture, music and dance.
Every aspect of Krishna’s life with deep mystical symbol indicates the highest Truth.
Krishna in blue form clothed in yellow suggests Pure Infinite Consciousness on earth in The Finite form since blue is the colour associated with infinitude and yellow as the colour of earth .
Lord Krishna is identified with flute which is an inert insentient piece of matter but when played by lord emanates divine music. Like wise this human body is, by itself, inert and insentient Through the five sense organs and mind-and-intellect the consciousness expresses itself and brings out divine harmony and peace both within and without, which in itself is melody and music of life.
In this painting since Krishna is standing ina pose so as bending his body at three places hence he is called " Tribhangi Lal ".