Saturday, May 31, 2008

Hindu Hridaysamrat



My next sketch is Sher of Shiv Sena. I have used red and silver yellow colored gel pens.

Bal Keshav Thackeray (Marathi: बाळ केशव ठाकरे) (born January 23, 1926), popularly known as Balasaheb Thackeray, is the founder and chief of the Shiv Sena, a Hindu nationalist, Marathi ethnocentric and populist party active mainly in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. He is also referred to as Hindu Hridaysamrat (lit. "Ruler of Hindu hearts") and Sher (Tiger).

Monday, May 26, 2008

Shree Siddhivinayak

Lets start with my first sketch i.e. of Shree Siddhivinayak, Lord Ganesha. The sketch is done with o.5mm 2b pencil.



The Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesha. It is located in Prabhadevi,Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was originally built by Mr. Laxman Vithu and Mrs. Deubai Patil in November 19th, 1801.



The temple has a small mandapam (hall) with the shrine for Siddhi Vinayak ("Ganesha that grants your wish"). The wooden doors to the sanctum are carved with images of the Ashtavinayak (the eight manifestations of Ganesha in Maharashtra). The inner roof of the sanctum is plated with gold, and the central statute is of Ganesha.

For more information about the temple, we can visit at http://www.siddhivinayak.org/home.asp