The Swing of Teej - Batik PaintingTwo women repares for a swing in the countryside villa to celebrate the spirit of the swing festival. Swinging in India is celebrated through the festival Teej also known as 'Festival of Swings' marks the advent of monsoon season Falling on the Hindu month of Shravan (July August), women are gaily dressed in green, yellow and red colored ghagra choli and other traditional attires. A special arrangement of music is made. While swinging, women sing

one of the Trinity Gods in Hinduism

It is a symbol of complete purification of body

the two others being Lord Brahma and Vishnu

The people are shown working in the fields

His vehicle with weapons on His four hands

Size : 10"x4

Vishnu then took up the form of Parasurama

Weight: 90 gm

In this beautiful painting the Lord is holding a conch on his one hand

In the Bhagavad Gita

Indians knew the technique of Batik some 2000 years back

Used by the tribes in the Bastar region of Central India