Punjab Folk Painting: Sohni Swimming Across a River | Ancient Indian Love Story | Pastel Watercolor Fine Art Print Traditional Tattoo blue-skinned god who plays a

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

while the magpie is a symbol of good luck and a happy future

Symmetrically balanced on either side of Parsvanatha are subsidiary Jain deities

and are believed to protect buildings from evil spirits

Punjab Folk Painting: Sohni Swimming Across a River | Ancient Indian Love Story | Pastel Watercolor Fine Art Print Traditional Tattoo blue-skinned god who plays aSohni 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