Artist Shweta Bhargava with her 5 feet Nataraja at Royal Easter Show Sydney in 2019. Hindu Council
By: Shweta Bhargava
A 5 feet tall painting of Hindu lord Shiva is among several beautiful artworks that are currently being exhibited at the Sydney Royal Easter Show 2019. The artwork is made up by Sydney based Artist Shweta Bhargava, who is promoting Indian art forms in Australia since last 8 years.
Shweta had exhibited her works last year at Diwali Art Exhibition organized by Hindu Council of Australia at Strathfield library in Sydney. Hindu Council
She had also displayed her art work at ANZAC Jawan memorial service hld in April 2019 at Cherrybrook.
Red Car – Realistic Art Work By: Shweta Bharagava (Hindu Council)
One of her realistic artwork titled ” Classic Red Car” is also part of this exhibition.
Shweta Bhargava was very keen to exhibit Shiva’s painting at the event, as people from all parts of the society visit the Sydney Royal Easter Show. It is highly acclaimed within the art community in Sydney. Promoting an Indian art form in an event of such large scale is exciting. She has received several accolades from various Sydney based artists and art galleries for her work. (Originally Published: Hindu Council of Australia)
Temples in South India are decorated with art and paintings. Pixabay
Here is a list of top 3 South Indian temples.
1. Tirupati Tirumala Temple, Lord Vishnu
The Tirupati Temple is one of the most important temples in South India. This Temple is very much popular with all the pilgrims and is located in Chittoor, in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Daily, a lot of pilgrims are visiting this temple from all over India, and also from foreign countries. It is one of the richest temples in India. Every year, crores of rupees are received from the devotees through hundial, and also received from various endowment donations. Nithya annadanam scheme is very much popular in Tirupati. A lot of devotees are consuming good and tasty divine food daily. Hence it is a must to visit this temple, at least once in a year and to offer our prayers, to have annadanam and to offer money based on our financial background, and to get Lord Sree Venkateswara’s divine blessings forever.
2. Ramanatha Swamy Temple, Lord Shiva:
The Ramanatha Swamy temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and it is situated at Rameswaram.
People are visiting here for doing their ancestral rituals, and it is very famous for that. This is one of the ancient temples of South India. Free food is offered in the temple for more than 100 devotees. Aadi Amavasya, Thai Amavasya and Mahalaya Amavasya pitru rituals are very popular in this temple. We can take a bath from the sacred wells situated inside the temple. It is a must to visit this temple, to get relieved from various sins, and also by clearing our ancestral debts by doing pitru tharpan. Many sites seeing places are also there nearby Rameswaram. We can visit Abdul Kalam Sir’s Memorial also in Rameswaram. Dhanushkodi is the best sightseeing place situated near Rameswaram.
There are hundreds of temples in South India where people go to worship. Pixabay
3.Virupaksha Temple of Lord Shiva
The virupaksha temple is one of the most famous temple of south India situated at Hampi, Karnataka. This is one of the sacred temples of Lord Shiva and it was established in 7th century AD and also it is one of the oldest temples in India. It is a must to visit this temple since it is surrounded by natural beauty. The temple continues to prosper and attracts huge crowds for the marriage festivities of Virupaksha in the month of December every year.
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