Interesting read was upon Indian culture. The comic was entitled - Gateway to India Culture.
Nothing beats exploring Little India on your own despite passing by that area more than twice. But once you have done your read up, information searching and curious enough, you just have to go to the ground for some adventure like what I did!
It was last week where it was my 3rd visit to Little India. I started off my walking trail at a goldsmith shop.
Now who do we see in this picture frame? It's none other than Goddess Lakshimi herself, the goddess of wealth. Well, why wealth? Come closer and look closer : her two hands hold the lotus which symbolize purity and the most significant part of thy calling as Goddess of Wealth was two of her other hands were pouring out gold coins abundantly.
Now, doesn't that amaze you when goldsmith shop owner - no doubt the Chinese runs it, however the buyer were the Indians. This was placed at the entrance of the shop nonetheless welcomes business that translates good fortune.
Goddess Lakshimi up close
Well, I was amazed to find out that Goddess Lakshimi's the other half is none other than Lord Vishnu.
Lord Vishnu is known as the preserver. Hindus believed that there are somewhat 10 avatars of him, whereby he descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape.
The 10 avatars of Lord Vishnu:
Matsya (fish)
Kurma (turtle)
Varaha (boar)
Narasimha (man-lion)
Vamana (dwarf)
Parashurama (warrior-priest)
Rama (prince)
Krishna (cow-herd)
Buddha (sage)
Kalki (horseman, who has not yet appeared)
Now, his 8th avatar - Lord Krishna looks like this:
The baby blue cow -herd boy. He usually holds the flute.
It was somewhat a long walking trail that day & it's been a while since my last post, so I want to make it short and sweet on these mystic hindu god and goddess.
Lord Vishnu & his consort, Lakshimi : Loving couple indeed!
More to come...!
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