Dewi Danu Painting

Dewi Danu is a Balinese water, lake and river Goddess. The form of Hinduism practiced in Bali is also called Agama Tirta, or religion of the water. The "floating temple" of Pura Ulun Danu Bratan, on the western shore of Lake Bratan, is dedicated to Dewi Danu (source). Built in 1633, the temple is used for offerings and ceremonies dedicated to the Goddess, due to the importance of Lake Bratan as a main source of irrigation in central Bali. My painting is based on statuary at the temple. In Bali, besides supporting irrigated agriculture, holy water also holds power that can "cleanse spiritual impurities, fend off evil forces, and render the recipient immune to the attacks of negative or demonic forces." "In Indonesian Hindu Dharma, the 4 elements of Nature, or panchamahabhuta (Earth, Water, Fire, Air) are used in all religious rituals. Out of those, Water is the building block of life and of all living beings that are at the mercy of [the] God[dess]." Dewi Danu is one of two supreme deities in the Balinese tradition. She also shares her name, Danu, with water goddesses across Eurasia, showing up in early Vedic literature and Celtic traditions, as well as in names of rivers such as Europe’s Danube River, Russia’s Don River, and Hungary’s Duna river. The Vedic Danu was also a primordial water goddess, signifying ‘the waters of heaven’. She is identified in the Rigveda as the mother of Vritra, a serpent or dragon. Another statue of Dewi Danu from Bali shows her emerging from a lotus on the back of a dragon. It has been suggested that Danu, mother of dragons, was the inspiration behind one of today's popular TV heroines. Can you guess who?

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:11 W x 14 H x 0 D in

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