Shanmukha by Ravi Varma

About This Puzzle

One of the most iconic devotional images of Lord Murugan (Kartikeya, Skanda, Subrahmanya), after the celebrated Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma: a rich, rewarding puzzle for lovers of mythology, spirituality and fine art, and a stunning image to frame once complete.

Murugan sits in his six-faced Shanmukha form, flanked by his consorts Valli, representing devotion, and Devasena, representing spiritual discipline and divine grace. Behind them his sacred peacock spreads hundreds of jewel-like feather "eyes" in emerald, sapphire, gold and turquoise above a subdued cobra: the triumph of wisdom over ego. Look for the Vel, the divine spear gifted by Goddess Parvati, and the Rooster Banner.

• • 137 pieces, portrait rectangle
  • 400 x 300 mm
  • Medium difficulty