Latest Tanjore Painting - Lord Ganesha

Here is my latest attempt at Tanjore painting - Lord Ganesha. I also attaching a semi-finished painting for comparison.

Mahabharat and number 18

I want to share some interesting things about Mahabhart Yutham.

Mahabhart has 18 Parvam(volume).
1.Aathiparvam 10.Sowmthigaparvam

2.Sabha parvam 11.Shreeparvam
3.Vanaparvam 12.Shanthiparvam

4.Viradaparvam 13.Anusasanaparvam
5.Udyogaparvam 14.Ashvamedaparvam
6.Bheshmaparvam 15.Aashramparvam
7.Droonaparvam 16.Mowsalaparvam
8.Karnaparvam 17.mahprasthanikaparvam
9.Saalyaparvam 18swarkahoranaparvam

MahabharataYutham duration of 18days.

Pandavas had 7Akshahini (units) of warriors.
Ghawravas had 11 Akshahini of warriors.
Total 18 Akshahini of warriors


1Chariot ,1 elephant, 5Soldiers, 3Horses =1patthi
3 patthi =1 senamukham
3 senamukham = 1Kulmam
3 Kulmam =`1 ghanam
3ghanam =1vaakhiani

3vaakhini =1bruhutalai

3 bruhutalai =1samu

3 samu =1 anikini

10 anikini =1akshini

That means 21,870 chariots,+ 21,870 elephants,+1,09350 soldiers +65,610 is one akshini

so 18 akshini is +2,36,09,600. from both side.

charrots: elephants: horses : soldiers

21870 : 21870 :65610 :109350

1 : 1 : 3 : 5
The person who can fight with 10 thousand soldiers called Maharath (karna was Maharath)

From pandavas side 16,83,990

from gauravas side 26,46,270 warriors took part in this war.

But atlast when Aswatthama leads the Gauravas army with

200 charrots,100 elephants, 500 horses, 3000 soldiers .

Salya leads pandavas army with

2000 charrots,700 elephants,5000 horses,10,000 soldiers.

In the end of this war 7 persons .Uthishtra, Bheema, Arjun, Nagulan, Sahaadeva,Krishna, Saatyaghi were alive from Pandava side.

But in Duriyothana side only 3 peoples Kripa, Krithvarma, Aswathama were alive.

Ghadopgaja was killed by karna

Karna was killed by Arjun

Jharachandan by Bheema

Dhurpatha and Viraada by Drhona,

Drohna by Dhrishtyooman

Poorsravas by saatyagi

Bheeshma by Shikandhi

Saguni by Sahadeva

Jayatradhan (husband of only daughter of Dhirudhirashta's Dhushaliya) by Arjun

Abhimanya was killed by jayatradhan, karna,Dhuriodana and others.

Dhuriodana was killed by Bheema

Pandava's sons killed by Ashvathama son of Drhona.

(Mahabharatha war was happened on B.C.3155 october month 29th tuesday by a scholor Ramadurai.)

At the time of mahabharata yutha Dharma age was72, Bheema and dhuriyothana 71, Arjuna was70.