An Excerpt from my book - "The Last War & Other Stories" from the main story "The Last war" - Chapter 2

An excerpt from my book "The Last War & Other Stories"

The Last War - Chapter 2

Charulata was surrounded from all sides by the swordsmen on foot. They were all attempting to kill her. Charulata used her sword swiftly and was able to defend their fatal blows. However, every now and then, they were able to penetrate her defence inflicting her with several wounds. She now had bruises all across her body. Her mouth was bleeding. She wiped her mouth from her hand and continued to fight. The Mayavi picked up another sword, and used both the swords together. Charulata could not defend herself completely from multiple attacks. One blow was straight on her neck. Charulata decked at the last minute. The sword caressed her neck, enough to cause a fine cut. She was now bleeding even more. Then she got another blow from the Mayavi and she fell on the ground. The Mayavi was eager to strike the last blow from the sword. Charulata was half unconscious by now. Her eyes were half closed. She knew it was all coming to an end. She still raised her sword with all her might. She remembered Agrasena, whom she loved so much. “Hope you were here now to help us,” she thought. Suddenly an arrow hit the Mayavi from behind. He was shocked and cried with pain. Before he could realise what had happened, he fell on the ground… dead. The other swordsmen were hit with successive arrows.

As Charulata lifted her head, she saw Agrasena riding the horse and aiming at the swordsmen with his bow and arrows. He quickly kept the bow across his arm, and rode straight towards Charulata. When he was close enough, Charulata weakly raised her hand. He immediately grabbed it and pulled her with all the force. He then, placed her on the horseback in front of him and rode away as quickly as he could.

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An excerpt from my book "The Last war & Other Stories" - Chapter 2

An excerpt from my book "The Last war & Other Stories"

"The Last War" Chapter 2

Near the great common bath, was a huge temple of Lord Shiva. The stone slabs were well carved with the stories of Shiva Purana, that sung the glories and the stories of Lord Shiva since the beginning of the universe, and that was even before the first songs were sung by Manu and his descendants. Lord Shiva was referred to as Mahadeva, the Lord of the Devas. Beside Lord Shiva, the temple had statues of Goddess Parvati, Lord Shiva's consort, the feminine power; and their children, Lord Karthik, the warrior God (born out of their meditative yogic union) and Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles (born from Goddess Parvati's skin cells and later transplanted with the elephant head by Lord Shiva Himself). The temple also had carvings and murals of the trinity, Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the sustainer) and Maheshwara or Shiva (the destroyer, who was known to destroy in order to create new). It also had engravings of the Devas, headed by Lord Indra. Along with Lord Indra (The God of lightening), were other Devas like Lord Surya (Sun God), Lord Vayu (God of Wind), Lord Agni (God of Fire), Lord Chandra (Moon God) and so on. The temple also had beautiful carvings from the vedic literature on the stoned walls. It had a pyramidal dome meant to bring in maximum spiritual energy. The pyramidal dome was also believed to connect to the Sky Gods (the Devas). However, since it had not been used for generations for this purpose, the whole belief was now turning into a myth. But the natives believed in the spiritual energy of the pyramidal structures and its spiritual connection with the higher world...

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The Last War & Other Stories - More reviews pouring in

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The Holy Temple of Eula - Science Fiction story from my first book launch "The Last War & other stories"

Hari replied “This body is temporal. One day it completes its journey and tasks. The Master is always the same… only the body changes. It is the same fundamental across the universe.”

Extract from my story "The Holy Temple of Eula" from my first science fiction book launch "The Last War and other stories".

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Sketch of Goddess Durga

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Mahabharata war

The Mahabharata war painting of Lord Krishna and Arjuna.

Lord Shiva painting

Lord Shiva
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Raja Harishchandra and Lord Shiva

One of my art work.

Raja Harishchandra bows to Lord Shiva after so much of trials and tribulations. And Lord Shiva blesses him and restores his kingdom.

Sketch of Lord Ganesha

Sketch of Lord Ganesha
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The enlightened

Here is a sketch I made of Lord Buddha, the enlightened.

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Sketch - St. Peter

Saint Peter in a denial mode with the keys of heaven dangling on his waist.

Sketch of Lord Jesus Christ

Sharing my sketch of Lord Jesus Christ on good Friday

Photography - sculpture at Kichakeswari temple

The sculpture of lion on top of the elephant at kichakeswari temple in khiching at Odisha.
This sculpture is considered as auspicious and a symbol of strength.

Photography - Carvings on the khiching temple in Odisha

The beautiful carvings with such minute work on.the temple walls of khichikeswari temple in Kiching,  Odisha.