#Mahabharata Moodboard

[blue-lotus333]

Arjuniya - 🪷🤍

“when Arjuna plunged into the water of the lake, which was tinged with the pollen dropped from white lotuses, lotuses opening on moonrise, (other) lotuses and red and blue lotuses, and which was agreeably perfumed with honey-drops, which was shaken by the notes of corpulent swans, whose four banks were decked with jewels, which had ripples due to gentle breezes, she vanished just there. The charmingly smiling one got up and on seeing around, was confused. He instantly saw himself (to be turned into) a wonderful, excellent lady,

who had a slim, fair, charming body like the rays of pure gold, whose age was that of a sparkling youth, whose face resembled the autumnal moon, whose hair was very dark, curly, glossy and shining with jewels, whose curls of hair on the plate (-like forehead) were brightened up due to the rays from the mark of red lead, who had vanquished Cupid’s bow due to the knittings of the creeper-like eyebrows being manifest, whose wagtail-like eyes were dark like clouds and sportive,

whose round cheeks were sparkling due to the bright lustre of the jewelled ear-rings, whose wonderful creeper-like arms were delicate like lotus-stalks, whose sprout-like hands took away all the beauty of autumnal lotuses, who had put on a waist-band made of gold and arranged cleverly, whose hips were shining with jingling girdles, whose beautiful place of hips was covered with a shining garment, whose lotus-like feet were very charming due to the jingling jewelled anklets, who possessed the skill in the various arts of love being manifested, who was endowed with all (good) characteristics,

who was adorned with all ornaments. Due to the illusion of (i.e. created by) the lover of the cowherdesses he forgot whatever belonged to his former body; and after that, being very much astonished, stood there, not knowing what to do.”

- Padma Purana, 61b-74a

#mahabharata #mahabharat #arjuna #arjun #Arjuni #Arjuniya #desiblr #desi tumblr #Moodboard #mythology moodboard #hinduism #Padma purana #I love herr 🩷 #🪷 #desi aesthetic #gopiblr #Mahabharata Moodboard #hindu mythology #Hinduism Moodboard #krishnablr #arjun x krishna #krishna x arjuna #??? #Krishna x Arjun #Lotus-Moodboards

[h0bg0blin-meat]

Krishna x Arjuna

Credits:

Left-bottommost pic: Ruint.

4th and 6th pics: Louisa Fidelio (@fidelio_kant on Twitter)

#Yes Krishna actually said that #I mean its true so obv #moodboard #hindu mythology #hinduism #krishna x arjun #krishna and arjun #mythology #the mahabharata #mahabharata #hindublr #desiblr #krishnablr

[niharikaaa2]

@agnisuta। Havan 2022 । Day-1

।।Arjun of the Pandavas।।

"Heavy is the head that wears the crown."

You, reader, might argue that this quote is more applicable to Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava. But in my opinion, even though Yudhishthira was the one who wore the crown, Arjuna was the one who beared it's weight. Arjun, who saved his family time and time again. Arjun, who always put others before him. Arjun, who was selfless to the very end. Arjun, who was fiercely loyal, even to people who perhaps did not deserve it. A character whose fate is tragic in its own right. There is much debate about whether he is the superior Archer, and perhaps he is not. But Arjun is superior not because of skill, but because of his devotion. His devotion to his craft, to the pursuit of knowledge, to learning. Arjun stands out because of his curiosity, his selflessness and for staying true until the very end. Arjun was Dronacharya's favourite because he was an amazing student, and Reader, an amazing student is not inherently the one who is the most skilled, but the person who has a genuine thirst for knowledge. Arjun had that, which is why he was loved by many, and still is now. And I don't know about you, but to me, that's what makes him, the hero.

#witchy rambles #arjun is my favourite #can you tell #Havan #havan 2022 #Mahabharat #Mahabharata #Arjun #arjuna #moodboard #desi moodboard #desi aesthetic #desiblr

[mainsamayhoon]

Moodboard for Bhanumati

Bhanumati is the wife of Duryodhana, the main antagonist of the epic Mahabharata Originally unnamed in the epic, the name of Duryodhana's wife is added in later versions. Bhanumati's children are Laksmana Kumara and Lakshmanaa.

#mahabharat #Bhanumati #I would love to know more about her #wherever Bhanumati is mentioned pearls are mentioned too

[filtercoffeeonsteroids]

Why I love desi tumblr:

1. Every other person is expressing their love for chai

2. Moodboards for the most obscure and wonderful things, that I can't seem to live without now

3. SO MUCH INDIAN MYTHOLOGY. I can find anything from krishna-subhadra to panchali-arjun to bheem-duryodhana. It's fantastic. I'm in love.

4. The vibes. The VIBES >>>> . I feel like I'm sitting in front of a window, and it's raining and I'm having chai and pakoras whenever I open my tumblr and it's the best feeling ever.

5. Love the fact that people rant about their exams on here. Especially CBSE. I'm in college now, so it gives me immense and a somewhat twisted joy in laughing about the torture CBSE is putting them through, because, well, my time with that wretched institution is done.

6. The correlations between the supposed western world with indian mythology have my heart. I love how this generation of desis finds similarities in real life to what is written in the epics. For instance, I read a note on krishna and subhadra arguing over the TV remote!!

7. I just witnessed the circulation of Mahabharata memes and desis hating on yudhishthir (and rightfully so, he was an idiot who thought that keeping his wife as a prize in a fucking ludo game was wise) and I have never felt more content.

8. Just had an indepth argument/conversation/whatever we do on tumblr about how a golgappa's rightful name is gol gappa and not panipuri Or phuchka. I feel obligated to let you know that I have crowned myself the winner of this debate.

9. Just found out that draupadi invented golgappa. I owe this discovery to point no. 8. We, as a nation, owe her everything.

10. Found a really nice krishna-balram-subhadra appreciation post a few days back and I love how it was so eloquently written <3

11. SO MANY RRR FANFICS. I absolutely love the ram x bheem love stories ohmygod. I've also come across some smutty ones on tumblr and I've got to say- we have an active imagination 😏

12. All my mutuals loved the latest dad joke I posted- it's getting so much attention, I love it 😌

13. All of desi tumblr us freaking out about the indian origin candidates for the position of Britain's prime minister and I love the irony of how the country that colonised us for 200 years will maybe have an Indian origin prime minister 😌

14. I recently posted about how chicken tikka masala was Britain's national dish and I LOVED the responses xD

15. Adopting recent Instagram trends into indian mythology!! I just saw the "she's a 10" Trend being adapted to Indian Gods and Goddesses 😭💓

16. The shayari on the moon by desis is the reason I live.

(I'll be editing this whenever I find more reasons, but please add to the list!!!)

#desi academia #indian aesthetic #desi things #desi dark academia #south asian #poetry #desi memes #desi aesthetic #delhigram #spotify #desi light academia #. darkacademia darkcottagecoreaesthetic desicottagecore cottagecoreaesthetic brownaesthetics tumblraesthetic tumblrquotes #desi cottagecore #desi culture #desi tag #desi tumblr #desiblr #gol gappa #desifood #mahabharata #desicore #desi girl #desi moodboard #desi stuff #just desi things #dad jokes

[sundaralekhan]

Sundaralekhan (“beautiful writing”) is a fandom event celebrating Hindu mythology, running during the month of Shravan 2022 (July 23 - Aug 22). You can make gifsets, moodboards, graphics, edits, fics, art, web weaves, or anything else you can think of! There are ten themes, each allotted three days. The mod will be tracking #sundaralekhan, so be sure to tag your posts. You can also mention the event blog (@sundaralekhan) or the mod’s main blog (@allegoriesinmediasres) in your post for good measure.

Below is a text-based image of the themes.

Themes

(July 23) Day 1: Favorite god

This day is for your favorite devas.

(July 26) Day 2: Favorite animal

This day is for animal characters, including vanaras, the dashavatara, pets, mounts, animal-human hybrids, etc.

(July 29) Day 3: Other favorite characters

This day is for non-divine and non-zoological characters, e.g. humans, rakshasas, apsaras, etc.

(Aug 1) Day 4: Favorite relationship

This day is for platonic, familial, romantic, enemial, etc. relationships.

(Aug 4) Day 5: Pride

This day is for exploring gender identities, orientations, and relationships that fall under the queer umbrella.

(Aug 7) Day 6: AU

This day is for imagining alternate universes, e.g. canon divergences, genderbends, modern settings, place swaps, etc.

(Aug 10) Day 7: Favorite media

This day is for uplifting your favorite medium of Hindu mythology. E.g. your favorite Hindu mythology book, movie, TV show, comic, fic, etc.

(Aug 13) Day 8: Ramayana

This day is for exploring the tale of Rama and Sita.

(Aug 16) Day 9: Mahabharata

This day is for exploring the world’s longest epic of family rivalry over a throne.

(Aug 19) Day 10: Creator’s choice

This day is for anything you’d like to share!

If you have any questions, please contact me at my main @allegoriesinmediasres.

(Many thanks to @blanket-burrito-bucky for making the top gif, and to @ambidextrousarcher for making the bottom two graphics.)

#hindu mythology #ramayana #mahabharata #sundaralekhan #promo post

[herawell]

allegoriesinmediasres -> herawell

Hi! I'm Ally/Alia, she/her, early 20s, bisexual, Desi-American.

I now work full time, so my fannish presence will be less 24/7 than before. Please tag me or DM me anything you don't want me to miss!

This is a multifandom/personal/writing blog. My inbox and askbox are always open, sometimes I take requests (currently closed), but my muse is always fickle. I write fics on AO3 and on Tumblr under #myfics. I also occasionally post moodboards, gifsets, and edits under #myedits.

My fandoms include the Tudor era, Disney, Tolkien, (especially Thranduil), Bollywood, Ramayana, and Mahabharata. I also write extensively for ot3: political power trio, a sprawling Tudors AU OT3 verse originally created by @mihrsuri (more info about the verse in the pinned post on her blog).

My personal posts are under #alia talks. Other tags on my blog include moving bits of writing under #shooketh, nature-related shooketh stuff under #lovely dark and deep, #web weaving, #hands, #bioluminescence, #revisionist fairy tales, and #brothers who loved their sisters to the ends of their lives.

I tag triggers as [trigger] cw.

My other contact info includes Dreamwidth, FFN, Reddit, and allegoriesinmediasres#7481 on Discord, although the best way to reach me is on AO3 or Tumblr.

#myfics #myedits #alia talks #ot3: political power trio #shooketh #lovely dark and deep #web weaving #hands #bioluminescence #revisionist fairy tales #brothers who loved their sisters to the ends of their lives #<- tag dump #pinned post #askbox

[blue-lotus333]

Krishna x Arjuniya 🦚☁️

“Arjuniya, having seen in confusion on the left side of the pleasing goddess Radhika, propitiating and offering a tāmbūla to him of a bright smile, was overcome with the passion of love. Then Sri Krishna, who knew everything, knowing her to be like that, seized her hand, and he the lord, the great master of magical art secretly sported with her in the entire pleasure-forest.”

- Padma purana, 177b-196a

(Art by _shirosawa on twitter)

#hinduism #arjun #arjuna #hindu mythology #mahabharat #mahabharata #desiblr #krishna #arjun x krishna #arjuna x krishna #Arjuni x Krishna #Arjuniya x Krishna #padma purana #Arjuni #Arjuniya #:3333333333 #🦚☁️ #mythology moodboard #mahabharata moodboard #hinduism moodboard #Moodboard #TV GIRL REFF #jkjkjk #Hindu Moodboard #ship moodboard #krishnablr #Lotus-Moodboards

[browsing-my-favourite-fandoms]

Hindu Mythology Masterlist

Far-right radical ideologists, "hindutva" followers, people who believe in "Mughals invasion" DNI

Sideblog: @kaurava-apologist​ // also used to post stuff at @infp-denofdreams             

Art

Suyodhana and Sushasana (as Kolkata boys/ anime version)

Ekalavya

Takshak

Eklavya (ghibli-style)

Ashwatthama

Lakshman Kumara (doodle)

Eklavya (expression meme)

Ashwatthama-Suyodhana-Sushasana (doodle)

Lakshman Kumar  (animated meme)

Naga Princess

Lakshman Kumara and Shatrunjay

Anime Mahabharata sketches

Moodboard

Lakshman Kumara

Ekalavya x Takshak

Mahabharat x Highschool AU

Lakshmana Kumara x Shatrunjaya

Naga Princess x Ashwatthama

All I Know About

Lakshman Kumar

Naga Princess

Headcannons

Mahabharat if Kauravas won the Kurukshetra war

Takshak x Ekalavya 

Bengali AU! Mahabharata Headcannons

Bengali AU! Sunday At Kuru Household

Fanfiction

Cursed: Ashwatthama/Naga Princess

Bangla Mahabharat Masterlist

#mine #navigation #masterlist #masterpost #hindu mythology #mahabharata #mahabharat

[niharikaaa2]

@agnisuta । Havan 2022 । Day 2: Underrated character

Uttara: Princess of Virat

Princess of Virat and Queen mother of Hastinapur. The wife of Abhimanyu. These were the many titles of Uttara. Her roles have defined her for centuries. But the bards have failed to tell the tale of Uttara, the girl who was thrust into politics and war via marriage. The girl who lost her husband, father and brother to the bloodthirsty battlefield. The woman who, even after that, raised the future ruler of Hastinapur. Uttara is a character whose story deserves to be told by generations.

#Havan #havan 2022 #desiblr #desi aesthetic #mahabharat #moodboard #aesthetic #dark moodboard #dark royalcore #desi moodboard #Mahabharata #uttara

[infp-denofdreams]

New rarepair just dropped: Ekalavya and Takshak

The tribal Naga king and the dark Nishad chief

#my moodboard #aesthetics #hindu mythology #mahabharata #eklavya #ekalavya #takshak #takshaka #ekalavya x takshak #takshak x eklavya #moodboard #moodboards #aesthetic #serpent #naga #enemies to lovers #enemies to lovers moodboard

[jukti-torko-golpo]

Congrats on 200, lovely! You deserve every last follower. May I have a 🎇, please? ❤️❤️

Chaanv Moodboard

A Roopa Ganguly Draupadi inspired moodboard for you. I hope you like it😁.

And here's a doodle for you.

THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!! ❤️💖❤️💖❤️💖

#miru answers #chaanv❤️ #miru celebrates 200 #doodle #moodboard #aesthetic #original post #mahabharata #draupadi #roopa ganguly #b r chopra

[thestral-queen-rules]

WELCOME TO MY 30 DAYS MOODBOARD CHALLENGE From: September 1 To: September 30

I am really excited for this challenge. there is no specific fandom in this challenge. you can skip the day if the topic is triggering or you are not feeling well that day. disclaimer: this is just for entertainment purposes only. let me know if you wanna be tagged in the posts. I will also reblog the posts of the people who are joining me in the challenge. thank you to all the people who are supporting this challenge!!! and if you wanna start making moodboards, this might be your chance!!!!! (This is my longest post)

RULES:

Do not post inappropriate pictures.

You can skip few days if you want and you can do the skipped topic with the next day's topic. if you don't want to do the skipped topic, it's alright.

If you come across this post in the middle of this challenge, feel free to join it at any time. just send me an ask.

No hate comments or bullying.

Mention triggers if used, and warn beforehand.

Please mention if you want your post to be reblogged or not in the tags or anywhere you want.

Please, please, please tag me in your posts. I would love to see them!!!!!

CHALLENGE:

Day 1 - a song that is stuck in your head for a very long time.

Day 2 - favorite art. (it can be anything you like. It can be an art by Van Gogh or da Vinci or even your favorite tiktok art or Instagram art. Please mention the artist if you know them)

Day 3 - favorite myth or epic.(it can be Ramayana, Mahabharata or any of your favorite myths or epics)

Day 4 - favorite fairy tale(Cinderella, beauty and the beast and such)

Day 5 - create your own aesthetic using the things around you (you can do this by clicking some pictures around you and edit them. Or you can find pictures from Pinterest or google that is similar to the things around you)

Day 6 - favorite quote (create a moodboard for your favorite quote. Like, how does the quote makes you feel.)

Day 7 - create a moodboard that is weird af (create a moodboard with weird ass pictures. You can do anything you want)

Day 8 - create a moodboard on what you are feeling right now (sad, happy, angry, or numb)

Day 9 - a song that is stuck in your head for a very long time pt.2 (in your native language. If English is your native language, do another one if you want or you can skip this)

Day 10 - your horoscope

Day 11 - your dream life

Day 12 - things you are missing due to the pandemic

Day 13 - your creation (this includes the art that you have done or any poems or fics you have written. Just make this moodboard to make you feel better about yourself. When you start searching for the things you know, you realize how much things you've done. And be proud of it)

Day 14 - favourite queen

Day 15 - favorite creature

Day 16 - favorite season

Day 17 - things you gained due to the pandemic.

Day 18 - favourite time of a day

Day 19 - create a character (create your own characters using pictures and use a quote that describes them)

Day 20 - create a new world (create a whole new world! If you can or create a moodboard for your favorite world)

Day 21 - favorite thing to do in your fandom ( I hve to explain this clearly. So, this is about the favorite things to do in your favorite fictional world. For example: hogwarts has classes like herbology, astronomy, divination etc. Which is your favorite class in hogwarts or any other fandom you are in. I don't know much about other fandoms but I hope there are things like that in other fandoms too)

Day 22 - favorite cartoon character

Day 23 - your aesthetic if your favorite fictional character is your boyfriend/girlfriend ;)

Day 24 - a moodboard inspired from your profile picture

Day 25 - create a moodboard for a ship of lifeless things. (For example: TV and remote, paper and glue, books and bookmarks. etc)

Day 26 - your dream appearance (your dream outfit and makeup and stuff)

Day 27 - favorite king

Day 28 - favorite day of the year

Day 29 - your aesthetic if you were a character in your favorite author's book/director's movie/series.

Day 30 - the aesthetic of your favorite book/movie/series.

_____________________________________________

I've already asked about the people who wanted to join this challenge and here's the list.

@smr-the-tired-crackhead

@silky-moon

@balladofableedingpoet2112

@yourbelovedannoyance

@little-star-aesthetic

@nightshade3465

@rainbowsnowflake

If you want to join or be tagged in the posts, please send me an ask!

@elentiyathemoonelf @ya-boi-leto @samalaingik @charmolypi-reverie @thebengalurubisexual @chandanbala @telugumeow @asperargus @adoginthemanger @sabrxna @paranoidnihilist @sarcasm-caffeine-and-chaos @wolfstarrysky @carmen-riddle @ashieverlore13 @crazy-beautiful @book-dragon-not-worm @guerrera-3010 @slytherinicequeen @hecalledmebeloved @wornoutconversegirl @wowyoufeelorphic @cupids-crystals @kajukatliontop @shirothestrangewolf @lemonphrogg @metalvenomludens7 @jugn00 @tonicaballos @nacho08 @starviki @stolen-kisses-pretty-lies @seekerbrave @the-stars-love-us @crystal-the-carrot @blndbandt @simpingforwillsolace @cipher-dorito @romanian-longhorn @charme-de-malchan @justalonelywriter @curious-fruitcake @chaoticaindica

[shaharizade]

do you know what her father did with her lover? BOILED HIM.

it's @willkillforgoodmemories birthday and i don't know how to make moodboards but its the thought that counts and all that

ramlah!!!!! happy birthday! you're finally 40!!! here's to more chaos and cancelling the mahabharata

#yes this is why i wanted tea pictures yesterday #and who knows #willkillforgoodmemories

[pratigyakrishnaki]

The Sage and The God

A/N: Happy Birthday Ganesha! I bow to you today, Great Lord, the remover of obstacles and ask for a simple blessing: Fix my life for me! 😂 In all seriousness, thank you Lord for blessing me with this life. Thank you.  Crossposted on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26080354

Hindu Mytho Event: Day 6 Underrated Characters (Vyasa) & Day 8 Mahabharata

When the events reached their end, nothing remained save a sage, a young king and the story of his ancestry. It took no less than a second to convince the sage that the story should be saved as history turned myth, and he had smiled plainly; he himself had a part to play in turn of events that had occurred. He had nodded gently, raising his palm to bless the young king, Parikshit of the Kuru dynasty and vanished into the forest alone. He had sat in solitude for a long while, perplexed at the feat before him: he could dictate, but there was no one who could write as fast as he spoke. Well, he mused, no man. 

He had closed his eyes and barely begun to graze the idea of the god: his wise slanted eyes, his ears wide and fanlike, his nose, nay his trunk, curling gently around the modaks in his hand. The sage thought of the god’s two long tusks, ivory white, and his vast rotund belly resting as he sat gracefully, his mouse beside him. The sage had barely even begun to utter the mantra, tongue just beginning to curl with the word “G-“ and he heard a chuckle.

The sage opened his eyes, and in them was a light of wonder, of admiration as he gazed at the god, bowing deeply. The god seemed young for being ageless; his eyes a kaleidoscope of warm emotions: wisdom, love, care, and a hint of mischief. He had come quickly, almost as if he were eager to play a game. 

The god had smiled at the sage’s request, agreeing within moments. From then on, everything was ready in the blink of an eye, the god ready with a quill and the sage across him ready to speak. As quill hovered above papyrus, just a hairs breadth away, the god had looked up, and set forth a condition. 

“Oh sage, I will not stop. Should your dictation freeze, even for a moment, I will be gone, and the story... your itihasa, will remain unfinished forever.”

There was a beat, and a brief wash of anxiety in the sage’s eyes, and then it was gone as quickly as it had come. “Agreed.”

They sat staring at each other, until the god once again lowered his head, “I am ready.” And the sage began. 

“Shree Ganeshaya Namah...” the god’s lips quirked into a knowing smirk, “Great sage, I have already blessed it. Shall we begin?” He put pen to paper, quill to papyrus, and they were off.

At one point, all quills had been exhausted, splintered to pieces, but the story not even half way finished. Rumor has it that the god hadn’t hesitated, not one beat. He had simply reached up to his left tusk and yanked, snapping it cleanly in half, and began scribbling away with it as a makeshift. The sage didn’t falter, and nor did the god, scribing away, not a single grammatical error. 

They sat for eons, the revered sage Vyasa and the great god Ganesha, writing ten verses, ten hundred verses, ten thousand verses, never pausing, never stopping until finally, the world was gifted with the full work. It was called Jaya at first, but with a slight grin Ganesha changed it. It would be named after the country of its birth. It would be named the Mahabharata. 

A/N (again): This is for the @hindumythologyevent! I wanted to take part in the other days but my muse is pretty slow. This is for Ganesha! I’ve got a bunch  of random other Ganesha headcanons that I’ll probably post later! I made a second moodboard that I want to post as well, which I’ll probably do with the headcanons. Look forward to that and let me know what you think! 

Tagging the mods: @allegoriesinmediasres​ @soniaoutloud​ @1nsaankahanhai-bkr​

And a few mutuals: @incurablescribbler​ @lovingyou-is​ @chaanv @mayavanavihariniharini​ @heyifinallyhaveablog​ @worddiva179 @supermeh-krishnafan @bigheadedgirlwithbigdreams @ariouseok @iamnotthat @shaonharryandpannisim @will-die-without-chai​ @sthitivinasha​ @jeyaam​ @shellweed​ @rang-lo​ @medhasree​ @tentativetalker​ @wrekalavya​ @ambitiousandcunning​ @vrlndavan​ and anyone else I’m forgetting! I can’t wait to get back into the swing of everyone’s beautiful works! 

#gananayak ganesha #triveni writes #hindumythologyevent #hindu mythology #hindu god #ganesha #lord ganesha #my writing #day 6: underrated characters #day 8: mahabharat #mahabharat #mahabharata

[herawell]

P r a g a t i is the daughter of Draupadi and Arjuna, the most beautiful woman and the bravest warrior of their time. She inherits her father’s razor-sharp focus and her mother’s charisma. She lacks either of their tempers or their arrogance, however. Pragati is grounded in a way that is rare in her family, and although she worries sometimes that she is not a worthy daughter of the Pandava line, her self-posession comes to serve her well. In the years when their world goes askew, she is able to find joy in the simplicity of prayer, the steadiness of stone, and the clearness of water. Pragati lives, unlike all her brothers, but more than living, she endures. 

@hindumythologyevent

Day 3: Female Mythical Characters

#fyeahmyths #mythedit #mahabharata #hindu mythology #hindumythologyevent #moodboards #pragati #hands cw #weapons cw #knife cw #tumblrfic #myfics #myedits #ally talks