Puli vahanan

Raja Ravi Verma had been my "Atharsam" from the days I started painting.After Ravi Verma's oleographs, another artist I admired in my school days was Shri Kondiah Raju of Kovipatti.
This painting of my Ishta Deivam(favorite deity) was Kondia Raju+ RaviVerma inspiration. Ayyappan is accompanied by his Puli vahanam & Naga raja. In the backdrop flows the Holy Pamba.Beyond the Sahyathri mountains, we see the Kantha Malai or Ponnambala medu where the lord appears in the form of Makara Jyothi.

Poster colours & pastel crayons on Paper
Dated: Sep 1998