Punjab Folk Painting: Sohni Swimming Across a River | Ancient Indian Love Story | Pastel Watercolor Fine Art Print Traditional Tattoo dissolve upon realizing the ultimate

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which stands 44 feet tall

he holds a lasso

blue-skinned god who plays a flute and is surrounded by gopis (cowherd girls)

These symbols represent his ability to overcome the obstacles that can arise in the mind and in the external world

Punjab Folk Painting: Sohni Swimming Across a River | Ancient Indian Love Story | Pastel Watercolor Fine Art Print Traditional Tattoo dissolve upon realizing the ultimateSohni and Mahinval is one of the great tragic love legends of the Punjab. Sohni falls in love with Mahinval, a buffalo herder, but the relationship is forbidden by social difference and family control. Because they live on opposite sides of a river, Sohni crosses the water at night using an earthen pot as a float so she can meet him in secret. Her nightly crossing becomes a symbol of devotion, a willingness to risk everything for love. When her family