Annapurna
Acrylic on canvas - Size 18/35 inches
A part of my series of "Sacred Geography" is Annapurna mountain range of Gandaki Province.Annapurna is an incarnation of the Goddess Parvati, the wife of Shiva who resides there. Scenes in temples often depict Vishnu reaching out to Annapurna with his begging bowl, a human skull, asking her to provide him with food that will give him the energy to reach enlightenment.
The name Annapurna is derived from the Sanskrit-language words purna ("filled") and anna ("food"), and can be translated as "everlasting food".