As immigrants we bring a partof our culture & our heritage of the birth country. Skaskaar triptych shows various aspects of Hindu culture.

The word, ‘sanskaar’ refers to the values, the beliefs, the customs, and the cultural traditions one learns through osmosis. There is no equivalent word in English that encompasses all these aspects.

The story of epic Ramayana depicts the ideal conduct of Lord Rama.

The story of Lord Rama in the epic‘Ramayana’ is narrated by Kak Bhushundi, a saint who was cursed to be a crow. He follows Lord Rama (God incarnate) and narrates the story of his virtues and his triumph over evil by killing the evil 10 headed demon king, Ravana.

The three panels show three different parts of the story of Ramayana with the underlying message of the ideal values and conduct.

The first panel from left is entitled, ‘Paragon’. It portrays Lord Rama as being omnipresent as the defender of good over evil.

The second panel depicts the narration of the story of Lord Rama by the crow, Kak Bhjushundi.

The third panel shows a white crow superimposed on the background of multiple crows. In India people believe that the ancestors come back to pay a visit in the form of crows.

The crows hover around a corpse and make a ‘caw, caw’ sound. The letter ‘Ka’ in Sanskrit language means ‘why’. It is believed that the ‘caw caw’ sound of crows is a reminder to us from our ancestors to question our purpose on this earth. ‘Why are we here?’.

Fulfil the purpose for which you are born. The colour white is also symbolic of purity and spirituality. Hence, the white crow superimposed on a dark background symbolizes ascension towards spirituality.  

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