8x12 inches; Pen drawing on handmade paper with watercolour wash (Click on image to enlarge)
The 'Chira Kumara' (confirmed bachelor) of the family, Kartik is supposed to be the ultimate personification of Male beauty (No wonder his Vahan is a peacock!) and vigour! He is egoistic and blood thirsty! At the slightest instigation he will wear his armour and go to war! If Saraswati is endowed with all that is supposed to be feminine in nature, Kartik is endowed with everything that is masculine! I wonder if this implies that sexual passion is not a masculine trait. Though, there is a marked difference in the south Indian tradition, where he is seen sporting two consorts!
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I liked this one ... Is the image cut at the hands and peacock head ?
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