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“What is it, one-eyed Visenya? Did we finally conquer Dorne?”

COVID may have prevented me from shooting new material for the last 4 months, but at least it forces me to finish up all those incomplete projects! Here’s one of my favorites from back in October. Fall Foliage in Lake Placid, NY. [1365x2048][OC] - Author: Chaitography on reddit

fav hindu mythology stories: Krishna and Kaliya

“Kaliya, in Hindu traditions, was the name of a poisonous Naga (snake) living in the Yamuna River, in Vrindavan. The water of the Yamuna for four leagues all around him boiled and bubbled with poison. No bird or beast could go near, and only one solitary Kadamba tree grew on the river bank.

Once Krishna and herdboys were playing ball, and while playing Krishna climbed up the Kadamba tree and hung over the river bank, the ball fell into the river and Krishna jumped after it. Kāliya rose up with his hundred and ten hoods vomiting poison and wrapped himself around Krishna’s body. Krishna became so huge that Kāliya had to release him. So Krishna saved himself from every attack, and when he saw the Brij folk were so afraid he suddenly sprang into Kāliya’s head and assumed the weight of the whole universe, and danced on the naga’s heads, beating time with his feet. Then, Kāliya began to die. But then the naga’s wives came and prayed to Krishna with joined palms, worshipping Krishna and praying for their husband.

Kāliya, recognizing the greatness of Krishna, surrendered, promising he would not harass anybody. So Krishna pardoned him and then let him go free to leave the river and go to Ramanaka Dwipa, his home.” (x)

credits: i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix

Hindu Mythology Moodboard:  KrishnaKali, the Kali avatar of Krishna

Requested by gulaabee.

If you are still doing the six squared meme, can we have Animal Husbandry, Family Tree and Hours and Day for Krishna? [What can I say, he's a favourite. I think you can empathise. :-P]

(I certainly do :P Behind the cut because this is long)

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HOUSE OF THE MEAN GIRLS

Rama & Sita for the 10 things!

This wound up being centered more around the Ramayana than fgo. Hope you like it!

Blood

It was not uncommon to spy Rama nursing some small hurt or wound; the first time he noticed the bright crimson on Sita’s feet and ankles he insisted upon carrying her the rest of the way.

Denial

He wept for hours, days even; begging the earth to open up and accept him as well.

Fan/Fandom

Though a master of many weapons himself, Rama would always be entranced by his wife’s focus as she drew back the string of her bow.

First/Last

Their love was the standard for the ages; no one was truly prepared for the sorrow which followed.

Illusion

Sita kept her gaze on the horizon and stubbornly ignored Ravana’s sweet words of poison; no matter what guise he took the demon could never hope to emulate her husband’s bearing.

Pastiche

There could be no question of who her children’s father was; both were lotus-eyed and the very image of the man their mother loved.

Present

“There is no need to reminisce about our days in the palace, we have each other in the here and now.”

Rescue

The feeling of her arms kept him from collapsing on the spot; every moment of hardship and bloodshed nothing compared to the joy of holding Sita once more.

Telepathy

In the garden, under the moonlight, they needed no words to speak as Rama submerged himself among the lotuses to watch Sita hunt for him.

Time Travel

She found him on the twelfth day of the fourth month, covered in leaves and dust from his tumble down the hill; teasing him that he’d trespassed onto her mother’s property about half a mile back.