Maya/Moha (Delusional Attachment) from the series Dasagriva
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“Dasagriva”, as a series, would portray the 10 heads of Ravana that symbolizes the 6 shastras and 4 vedas, making him a great scholar and of supreme intelligence. Each head depicts either a sin or a gift of life. Seven of them are also described as Cardinal Sins or Capital Vices in Christianity. The 10 heads represent the 10 basic emotions of human beings as Matsarya (envy), Kama (lust), Krodha (wrath), Moha (delusion), Lobha (greed), Mada (pride), Manas (mind), Buddhi (intellect), Chitta (will) and Ahamkara (the ego).
“Maya/Moha (Delusional Attachment)”, 2025 is a depiction of the delusion of attachment and possession that human have for vyakti, vastu or paristhiti (Person, thing or situation). This delusion of attachment creates a net that consumes us in suffering and suffocation through our lives. The delusion shackles us with its knotty ropes and binds us to possessions, prohibiting us from being free.Try it!
