Important Notice

a) Dattatraya
Dattatraya stands pensively on a riverbank in a forest. He is surrounded by four dogs which symbolise the Vedas, and a bull representing Shiva's vahana. Dattatreya is considered to be an incarnation of the Trimurti - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. His three heads each represent one of the Gods, distinguishable by the tilakas that mark their heads. He has six hands, in which he carries two symbolic items... a) Dattatraya
Dattatraya stands pensively on a riverbank in a forest. He is surrounded by four dogs which symbolise the Vedas, and a bull representing Shiva's vahana. Dattatreya is considered to be an incarnation of the Trimurti - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. His three heads each represent one of the Gods, distinguishable by the tilakas that mark their heads. He has six hands, in which he carries two symbolic items from each of the Trimurti, including Shiva's trident, Vishnu's conch and Brahma's water pot.

b) Shakuntala Sakhi (Mahabharata Series)
Portrayed here is a young Shakuntala standing on a forest path with her companions (sakhi), Anusuya and Priyamvada. Shakuntala is the daughter of Maharishi Vishwamitra and an apsara named Menaka. Abandoned at birth, the rishi Kanva found her alone in a forest amidst the shakunta singing birds and thus named her Shakuntala. She grew up in his secluded ashram turning into a comely yet innocent maiden. Her story is told in the Mahabharata, where she goes onto become the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor Bharata. Her story is dramatised in a play by Kalidasa called Abhijnakuntala (The Sign of Shakuntala).

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