Johndouglas markendeyapainting
13 creative works found
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A long time ago, all living creatures had perished. The world was no more than a sea. The Markendeya Story (1 of 13) / Based on the story from The Mahabharata / gouache on photocopy
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One man remained. All alone, spared from the devastation. / His name was Markendeya. / He walked and walked in the stale water, exhausted, finding no shelter anywhere. The Markendeya Story (2 of 13) / Based on the story from The Mahabharata / gouache on photocopy
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No trace of life. He was in despair. / His throat taut with inexpressible sorrow. The Markendeya Story (3 of 13) / Based on the story from The Mahabharata / gouache on photocopy
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Suddenly, not knowing why, he turned and saw behind him a tree rising out of the marsh. A fig tree. And at the foot of the tree, a very beautiful, smiling child. The Markendeya Story (4 of 13) / Based on the story from The Mahabharata / gouache on photocopy
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Markendeya stopped, breathless, reeling, unable to understand why the child was there. The Markendeya Story (5 of 13) / Based on the story from The Mahabharata / gouache on photocopy
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And the child said to him, “I see you need to rest. Come into my body.” The Markendeya Story (6 of 13) / Based on the story from The Mahabharata / gouache on photocopy
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He walked for a long while, for more than a hundred years. The Markendeya Story (7 of 13) / Based on the story from The Mahabharata / gouache on photocopy
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Stars rose and fell, gods and mortals danced and died… The Markendeya Story (8 of 13) / Based on the story from The Mahabharata / gouache on photocopy
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...and still Markendeya walked. The Markendeya Story (9 of 13) / Based on the story from The Mahabharata / gouache on photocopy
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For more than a hundred years he walked, without reaching the end. The Markendeya Story (10 of 13) / Based on the story from The Mahabharata / gouache on photocopy
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And the wind rose up again. He felt himself drawn upward. The Markendeya Story (11 of 13) / Based on the story from The Mahabharata / gouache on photocopy
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He came out through the same mouth and saw the child under the fig tree. The Markendeya Story (12 of 13) / Based on the story from The Mahabharata / gouache on photocopy
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The child looked at him with a smile and said, “I hope you’ve had a good rest.” The Markendeya Story (13 of 13) / Based on the story from The Mahabharata / gouache on photocopy
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