 India is
truly a picturesque country. Homes, shrines, gardens, even vehicles, are decorated with
colourful motifs. These are usually drawings of lotuses, crescent moons, crucifixes, lucky
numbers, trees, flowers and birds, painted in bright colours on every available surface.
In homes and places of worship particularly, graphic designs acquire great importance.
Specific symbols of the many different religions which co-exist in India are used
prolifically while praying for good fortune, to worship divinity or to seek blessings
during sacraments. In this mosaic of symbols, each has an interesting legend. Each proves
that Indians have the rare ability to live simultaneously in several centuries. In their
religious celebrations and traditions, there is, amazingly, an unbroken cultural
continuity of thousands of years.
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